[share]Using CrewAI with MiniMax - Example Project

[zhangshichun]

Problem:

litellm has issues with MiniMax:

• Inaccurate model name mapping
• Unstable API compatibility
• Cannot properly handle MiniMax's special response formats (e.g., [TOOL_CALL] blocks and thinking blocks)

Solution:

I created an example project that directly uses the Anthropic SDK to call MiniMax's Anthropic-compatible endpoint, bypassing litellm:

👉 https://github.com/zhangshichun/crewai-use-minimax-examples

Key Implementation:

1. Extend BaseLLM to implement a custom LLM
2. Handle MiniMax's special format conversion:
   • [TOOL_CALL] blocks → ReAct format
   • thinking blocks → ignored
   • tool_use blocks → ReAct format
3. CrewAI parses ReAct text and executes tools

Included Demos:

• surprise_trip/ - Multi-agent collaboration example (travel planning)
• starter_template/ - Reusable project template

MiniMax Anthropic Endpoint:

https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic

Model: MiniMax-M2.7

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Hope this helps other CrewAI users who want to use MiniMax!