diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index b19a817..bbef10d 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -441,7 +441,11 @@ def set_provider(provider: str, model: str) -> None:
   else:
    _model = model
  elif provider == "minimax":
-  valid_models = _list_minimax_models("")
+  try:
+   creds = _load_credentials()
+   valid_models = _list_minimax_models(creds.get("minimax", {}).get("api_key", ""))
+  except Exception:
+   valid_models = _list_minimax_models("")
   if model not in valid_models:
    _model = "MiniMax-M2.5"
   else:
@@ -583,6 +587,15 @@ def _list_deepseek_models(api_key: str) -> list[str]:
  return ["deepseek-chat", "deepseek-reasoner"]
 
 def _list_minimax_models(api_key: str) -> list[str]:
+ try:
+  from openai import OpenAI
+  client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url="https://api.minimax.io/v1")
+  models_list = client.models.list()
+  found = [m.id for m in models_list]
+  if found:
+   return sorted(found)
+ except Exception:
+  pass
  return ["MiniMax-M2.7", "MiniMax-M2.5", "MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed", "MiniMax-M2.1", "MiniMax-M2.1-highspeed", "MiniMax-M2"]
 
 TOOL_NAME: str = "run_powershell"