diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a26a2f..1da4a41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ Config file: `~/.nanobot/config.json`
 > [!TIP]
 > - **Groq** provides free voice transcription via Whisper. If configured, Telegram voice messages will be automatically transcribed.
 > - **Zhipu Coding Plan**: If you're on Zhipu's coding plan, set `"apiBase": "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/coding/paas/v4"` in your zhipu provider config.
+> - **MiniMax (Mainland China)**: If your API key is from MiniMax's mainland China platform (minimaxi.com), set `"apiBase": "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1"` in your minimax provider config.
 
 | Provider | Purpose | Get API Key |
 |----------|---------|-------------|
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ Config file: `~/.nanobot/config.json`
 | `deepseek` | LLM (DeepSeek direct) | [platform.deepseek.com](https://platform.deepseek.com) |
 | `groq` | LLM + **Voice transcription** (Whisper) | [console.groq.com](https://console.groq.com) |
 | `gemini` | LLM (Gemini direct) | [aistudio.google.com](https://aistudio.google.com) |
+| `minimax` | LLM (MiniMax direct) | [platform.minimax.io](https://platform.minimax.io) |
 | `aihubmix` | LLM (API gateway, access to all models) | [aihubmix.com](https://aihubmix.com) |
 | `dashscope` | LLM (Qwen) | [dashscope.console.aliyun.com](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com) |
 | `moonshot` | LLM (Moonshot/Kimi) | [platform.moonshot.cn](https://platform.moonshot.cn) |
diff --git a/nanobot/config/schema.py b/nanobot/config/schema.py
index c9bdb02..f6c861d 100644
--- a/nanobot/config/schema.py
+++ b/nanobot/config/schema.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ class ProvidersConfig(BaseModel):
     vllm: ProviderConfig = Field(default_factory=ProviderConfig)
     gemini: ProviderConfig = Field(default_factory=ProviderConfig)
     moonshot: ProviderConfig = Field(default_factory=ProviderConfig)
+    minimax: ProviderConfig = Field(default_factory=ProviderConfig)
     aihubmix: ProviderConfig = Field(default_factory=ProviderConfig)  # AiHubMix API gateway
 
 
diff --git a/nanobot/providers/litellm_provider.py b/nanobot/providers/litellm_provider.py
index dd50ed9..7865139 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/litellm_provider.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/litellm_provider.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class LiteLLMProvider(LLMProvider):
     """
     LLM provider using LiteLLM for multi-provider support.
     
-    Supports OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and many other providers through
+    Supports OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, MiniMax, and many other providers through
     a unified interface.  Provider-specific logic is driven by the registry
     (see providers/registry.py) — no if-elif chains needed here.
     """
diff --git a/nanobot/providers/registry.py b/nanobot/providers/registry.py
index 57db4dd..fdd036e 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/registry.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/registry.py
@@ -241,6 +241,25 @@ PROVIDERS: tuple[ProviderSpec, ...] = (
         ),
     ),
 
+    # MiniMax: needs "minimax/" prefix for LiteLLM routing.
+    # Uses OpenAI-compatible API at api.minimax.io/v1.
+    ProviderSpec(
+        name="minimax",
+        keywords=("minimax",),
+        env_key="MINIMAX_API_KEY",
+        display_name="MiniMax",
+        litellm_prefix="minimax",            # MiniMax-M2.1 → minimax/MiniMax-M2.1
+        skip_prefixes=("minimax/", "openrouter/"),
+        env_extras=(),
+        is_gateway=False,
+        is_local=False,
+        detect_by_key_prefix="",
+        detect_by_base_keyword="",
+        default_api_base="https://api.minimax.io/v1",
+        strip_model_prefix=False,
+        model_overrides=(),
+    ),
+
     # === Local deployment (matched by config key, NOT by api_base) =========
 
     # vLLM / any OpenAI-compatible local server.