{"record":{"id":"b002d5ed0884057c","repo":"Fosowl/agenticSeek","slug":"minimax-response-is-empty","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"MiniMax response is empty.","messagePattern":"MiniMax response is empty\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Exception","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"sources/llm_provider.py","lineNumber":465,"sourceCode":"        - MiniMax-M2.7: Previous flagship, kept for compatibility\n        - MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: High-speed version of M2.7 for low-latency scenarios\n\n        Note: temperature must be in range (0.0, 1.0], default is 1.0\n        \"\"\"\n        load_dotenv()\n        base_url = os.getenv(\"MINIMAX_BASE_URL\", \"https://api.minimax.io/v1\")\n\n        client = OpenAI(api_key=self.api_key, base_url=base_url)\n        if self.is_local:\n            raise Exception(\"MiniMax is not available for local use. Change config.ini\")\n        try:\n            response = client.chat.completions.create(\n                model=self.model,\n                messages=history,\n                temperature=1.0,\n            )\n            if response is None:\n                raise Exception(\"MiniMax response is empty.\")\n            thought = response.choices[0].message.content\n            if verbose:\n                print(thought)\n            return thought\n        except Exception as e:\n            raise Exception(f\"MiniMax API error: {str(e)}\") from e\n\n    def dsk_deepseek(self, history, verbose=False):\n        \"\"\"\n        Use: xtekky/deepseek4free\n        For free api. Api key should be set to DSK_DEEPSEEK_API_KEY\n        This is an unofficial provider, you'll have to find how to set it up yourself.\n        \"\"\"\n        from dsk.api import (\n            DeepSeekAPI,\n            AuthenticationError,\n            RateLimitError,\n            NetworkError,","sourceCodeStart":447,"sourceCodeEnd":483,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Fosowl/agenticSeek/blob/ae57a2357745a9706cb12d0fd76d954c84d166fa/sources/llm_provider.py#L447-L483","documentation":"minimax_fn checks the chat completion response and raises 'MiniMax response is empty.' when the SDK returns None. It guards against MiniMax's OpenAI-compatible endpoint returning an empty body instead of a valid choices structure.","triggerScenarios":"client.chat.completions.create(...) against MINIMAX_BASE_URL returns None — e.g. invalid API key yielding an empty body, wrong base_url region endpoint (api.minimax.io vs api.minimaxi.com), unsupported model name, or MiniMax service degradation.","commonSituations":"MINIMAX_BASE_URL env var pointing at a wrong/legacy domain; invalid or expired MINIMAX_API_KEY; model slug not available to the account; MiniMax outage returning empty payloads.","solutions":["Verify MINIMAX_API_KEY is set and valid","Check MINIMAX_BASE_URL is the correct current endpoint (default https://api.minimax.io/v1)","Confirm the configured model name is valid for your MiniMax account/region","Retry later if MiniMax is experiencing an outage","Handle None explicitly in calling code and surface a clear user-facing message"],"exampleFix":"// before\nbase_url = \"https://api.minimax.chat/v1\"  # legacy domain\n// after\nbase_url = os.getenv(\"MINIMAX_BASE_URL\", \"https://api.minimax.io/v1\")","handlingStrategy":"type-guard","validationCode":"import os, requests\ndef minimax_ready():\n    key = os.getenv('MINIMAX_API_KEY')\n    base = os.getenv('MINIMAX_BASE_URL', 'https://api.minimax.io/v1')\n    if not key:\n        return False\n    try:\n        return requests.get(base + '/models', headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {key}'}, timeout=10).ok\n    except requests.RequestException:\n        return False","typeGuard":"def has_minimax_content(resp):\n    return resp is not None and getattr(resp, 'choices', None) and resp.choices[0].message.content is not None","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    out = provider.minimax_fn(history)\nexcept Exception as e:\n    if 'response is empty' in str(e):\n        log.warning('MiniMax empty response: verify API key, base URL and model')\n    raise","preventionTips":["Validate MINIMAX_API_KEY and MINIMAX_BASE_URL at startup","Use the current official base URL domain","Confirm model availability for your account/region","Fall back to another provider when responses come back empty"],"tags":["minimax","empty-response","api"],"backgroundTag":"empty-api-response","analyzedSha":"ae57a2357745a9706cb12d0fd76d954c84d166fa","analyzedAt":"2026-08-30T02:49:05.834Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-30T03:17:51.788Z"}