diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index b5b86e36..47fcec94 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -2230,224 +2230,43 @@ def _send_minimax(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
  qa_callback: Optional[Callable[[str], str]] = None,
  stream_callback: Optional[Callable[[str], None]] = None,
  patch_callback: Optional[Callable[[str, str], Optional[str]]] = None) -> str:
- """
- [C: src/ai_server.py:_handle_send]
- """
- openai = _require_warmed("openai")
- requests = _require_warmed("requests")
- try:
-  mcp_client.configure(file_items or [], [base_dir])
-  creds = _load_credentials()
-  api_key = creds.get("minimax", {}).get("api_key")
-  if not api_key:
-   raise ValueError("MiniMax API key not found in credentials.toml")
-  
-  client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url="https://api.minimax.io/v1")
-  
-  with _minimax_history_lock:
-   _repair_minimax_history(_minimax_history)
-   if discussion_history and not _minimax_history:
-    user_content = f"[DISCUSSION HISTORY]\n\n{discussion_history}\n\n---\n\n{user_message}"
-   else:
-    user_content = user_message
-   _minimax_history.append({"role": "user", "content": user_content})
-  
-  all_text_parts: list[str] = []
-  _cumulative_tool_bytes = 0
-  
-  for round_idx in range(MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS + 2):
-   current_api_messages: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-   
-   sys_msg = {"role": "system", "content": f"{_get_combined_system_prompt()}\n\n<context>\n{md_content}\n</context>"}
-   current_api_messages.append(sys_msg)
-   
-   with _minimax_history_lock:
-    dropped = _trim_minimax_history([sys_msg], _minimax_history)
-    if dropped > 0:
-     _append_comms("OUT", "request", {"message": f"[MINIMAX HISTORY TRIMMED: dropped {dropped} old messages]"})
-
-    for i, msg in enumerate(_minimax_history):
-     role = msg.get("role")
-     api_msg = {"role": role}
-     
-     content = msg.get("content")
-     if role == "assistant":
-      if msg.get("tool_calls"):
-       api_msg["content"] = content or None
-       api_msg["tool_calls"] = msg["tool_calls"]
-      else:
-       api_msg["content"] = content or ""
-     elif role == "tool":
-      api_msg["content"] = content or ""
-      api_msg["tool_call_id"] = msg.get("tool_call_id")
-     else:
-      api_msg["content"] = content or ""
-     
-     current_api_messages.append(api_msg)
-   
-   request_payload: dict[str, Any] = {
-    "model": _model,
-    "messages": current_api_messages,
-    "stream": stream,
-    "extra_body": {"reasoning_split": True},
-   }
-   
-   if stream:
-    request_payload["stream_options"] = {"include_usage": True}
-   
-   request_payload["temperature"] = 1.0
-   request_payload["top_p"] = _top_p
-   request_payload["max_tokens"] = min(_max_tokens, 8192)
-   
-   tools = _get_deepseek_tools()
-   if tools:
-    request_payload["tools"] = tools
-   
-   events.emit("request_start", payload={"provider": "minimax", "model": _model, "round": round_idx, "streaming": stream})
-   
-   try:
-    response = client.chat.completions.create(**request_payload, timeout=120)
-   except Exception as e:
-    raise _classify_minimax_error(e) from e
-   
-   assistant_text = ""
-   tool_calls_raw = []
-   reasoning_content = ""
-   finish_reason = "stop"
-   usage = {}
-   
-   if stream:
-    aggregated_content = ""
-    aggregated_tool_calls: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-    aggregated_reasoning = ""
-    current_usage: dict[str, Any] = {}
-    final_finish_reason = "stop"
-    
-    for chunk in response:
-     if not chunk.choices:
-      if chunk.usage:
-       current_usage = chunk.usage.model_dump()
-      continue
-     
-     delta = chunk.choices[0].delta
-     if delta.content:
-      content_chunk = delta.content
-      aggregated_content += content_chunk
-      if stream_callback:
-       stream_callback(content_chunk)
-     
-     if hasattr(delta, "reasoning_details") and delta.reasoning_details:
-      for detail in delta.reasoning_details:
-       if "text" in detail:
-        aggregated_reasoning += detail["text"]
-     
-     if delta.tool_calls:
-      for tc_delta in delta.tool_calls:
-       idx = tc_delta.index
-       while len(aggregated_tool_calls) <= idx:
-        aggregated_tool_calls.append({"id": "", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "", "arguments": ""}})
-       target = aggregated_tool_calls[idx]
-       if tc_delta.id:
-        target["id"] = tc_delta.id
-       if tc_delta.function and tc_delta.function.name:
-        target["function"]["name"] += tc_delta.function.name
-       if tc_delta.function and tc_delta.function.arguments:
-        target["function"]["arguments"] += tc_delta.function.arguments
-     
-     if chunk.choices[0].finish_reason:
-      final_finish_reason = chunk.choices[0].finish_reason
-     if chunk.usage:
-      current_usage = chunk.usage.model_dump()
-    
-    assistant_text = aggregated_content
-    tool_calls_raw = aggregated_tool_calls
-    reasoning_content = aggregated_reasoning
-    finish_reason = final_finish_reason
-    usage = current_usage
-   else:
-    choice = response.choices[0]
-    message = choice.message
-    assistant_text = message.content or ""
-    tool_calls_raw = message.tool_calls or []
-    if hasattr(message, "reasoning_details") and message.reasoning_details:
-     reasoning_content = message.reasoning_details[0].get("text", "") if message.reasoning_details else ""
-    finish_reason = choice.finish_reason or "stop"
-    usage = response.usage.model_dump() if response.usage else {}
-   
-   thinking_tags = ""
-   if reasoning_content:
-    thinking_tags = f"<thinking>\n{reasoning_content}\n</thinking>\n"
-   full_assistant_text = thinking_tags + assistant_text
-   
-   with _minimax_history_lock:
-    msg_to_store: dict[str, Any] = {"role": "assistant", "content": assistant_text or None}
-    if reasoning_content:
-     msg_to_store["reasoning_content"] = reasoning_content
-    if tool_calls_raw:
-     msg_to_store["tool_calls"] = tool_calls_raw
-    _minimax_history.append(msg_to_store)
-   
-   if full_assistant_text:
-    all_text_parts.append(full_assistant_text)
-   
-   _append_comms("IN", "response", {
-     "round": round_idx,
-     "stop_reason": finish_reason,
-     "text": full_assistant_text,
-     "tool_calls": tool_calls_raw,
-     "usage": usage,
-     "streaming": stream
-    })
-   
-   if finish_reason != "tool_calls" and not tool_calls_raw:
-    break
-   if round_idx > MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS:
-    break
-   
-   try:
-    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-    results = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
-     _execute_tool_calls_concurrently(tool_calls_raw, base_dir, pre_tool_callback, qa_callback, round_idx, "minimax", patch_callback),
-     loop
-    ).result()
-   except RuntimeError:
-    results = asyncio.run(_execute_tool_calls_concurrently(tool_calls_raw, base_dir, pre_tool_callback, qa_callback, round_idx, "minimax", patch_callback))
-   
-   tool_results_for_history: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-   for i, (name, call_id, out, _) in enumerate(results):
-    if i == len(results) - 1:
-     if file_items:
-      file_items, changed = _reread_file_items(file_items)
-      ctx = _build_file_diff_text(changed)
-      if ctx:
-       out += f"\n\n{_get_context_marker()}\n\n{ctx}"
-     if round_idx == MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS:
-      out += "\n\n[SYSTEM: MAX ROUNDS. PROVIDE FINAL ANSWER.]"
-    
-    truncated = _truncate_tool_output(out)
-    _cumulative_tool_bytes += len(truncated)
-    tool_results_for_history.append({
-      "role": "tool",
-      "tool_call_id": call_id,
-      "content": truncated,
-     })
-    _append_comms("IN", "tool_result", {"name": name, "id": call_id, "output": out})
-    events.emit("tool_execution", payload={"status": "completed", "tool": name, "result": out, "round": round_idx})
-   
-   if _cumulative_tool_bytes > _MAX_TOOL_OUTPUT_BYTES:
-    tool_results_for_history.append({
-      "role": "user",
-      "content": f"SYSTEM WARNING: Cumulative tool output exceeded {_MAX_TOOL_OUTPUT_BYTES // 1000}KB budget. Provide your final answer now."
-     })
-    _append_comms("OUT", "request", {"message": f"[TOOL OUTPUT BUDGET EXCEEDED: {_cumulative_tool_bytes} bytes]"})
-   
-   with _minimax_history_lock:
-    for tr in tool_results_for_history:
-     _minimax_history.append(tr)
-   
-  return "\n\n".join(all_text_parts) if all_text_parts else "(No text returned)"
- except Exception as e:
-  raise _classify_minimax_error(e) from e
+ _ensure_minimax_client()
+ from src.openai_compatible import OpenAICompatibleRequest, send_openai_compatible
+ from src.vendor_capabilities import get_capabilities
+ with _minimax_history_lock:
+  _repair_minimax_history(_minimax_history)
+  if discussion_history and not _minimax_history:
+   _minimax_history.append({"role": "user", "content": f"[DISCUSSION HISTORY]\n\n{discussion_history}\n\n---\n\n{user_message}"})
+  else:
+   _minimax_history.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
+  messages = [{"role": "system", "content": f"{_get_combined_system_prompt()}\n\n<context>\n{md_content}\n</context>"}]
+  messages.extend(_minimax_history)
+ request = OpenAICompatibleRequest(
+  messages=messages,
+  model=_model,
+  temperature=_temperature,
+  top_p=_top_p,
+  max_tokens=min(_max_tokens, 8192),
+  stream=stream,
+  stream_callback=stream_callback,
+ )
+ caps = get_capabilities("minimax", _model)
+ response = send_openai_compatible(_minimax_client, request, capabilities=caps)
+ reasoning_content = ""
+ if response.raw_response and hasattr(response.raw_response, "choices"):
+  choice = response.raw_response.choices[0]
+  if hasattr(choice.message, "reasoning_details") and choice.message.reasoning_details:
+   reasoning_content = choice.message.reasoning_details[0].get("text", "") if choice.message.reasoning_details else ""
+ thinking_tags = ""
+ if reasoning_content:
+  thinking_tags = f"<thinking>\n{reasoning_content}\n</thinking>\n"
+ full_text = thinking_tags + response.text
+ with _minimax_history_lock:
+  msg_to_store: dict[str, Any] = {"role": "assistant", "content": response.text or None}
+  if reasoning_content:
+   msg_to_store["reasoning_content"] = reasoning_content
+  _minimax_history.append(msg_to_store)
+ return full_text
 
 #endregion: MiniMax Provider