diff --git a/src/core/ai/dims.ts b/src/core/ai/dims.ts
index d08c46053..b36561a15 100644
--- a/src/core/ai/dims.ts
+++ b/src/core/ai/dims.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ export function dimsProviderOptions(
       if (VOYAGE_OUTPUT_DIMENSION_MODELS.has(modelId)) {
         return { openaiCompatible: { output_dimension: dims } };
       }
+      // MiniMax embo-01 takes a `type: 'db' | 'query'` field for asymmetric
+      // retrieval. Default to 'db' (the indexing path) so embed() works for
+      // import. Queries also embed with type:'db', making retrieval
+      // symmetric. Asymmetric query support is a follow-up TODO that needs
+      // a query/document signal threaded through the embed seam.
+      if (modelId === 'embo-01') {
+        return { openaiCompatible: { type: 'db' } };
+      }
       return undefined;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
index e7bb41b34..5bf80db40 100644
--- a/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { deepseek } from './deepseek.ts';
 import { groq } from './groq.ts';
 import { together } from './together.ts';
 import { llamaServer } from './llama-server.ts';
+import { minimax } from './minimax.ts';
 
 const ALL: Recipe[] = [
   openai,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const ALL: Recipe[] = [
   groq,
   together,
   llamaServer,
+  minimax,
 ];
 
 /** Map from `provider:id` key to recipe. */
diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/minimax.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/minimax.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccb0b57c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/minimax.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import type { Recipe } from '../types.ts';
+
+/**
+ * MiniMax (海螺AI). OpenAI-compatible /embeddings endpoint at
+ * api.minimax.chat. The flagship embedding model is `embo-01` (1536 dims).
+ *
+ * MiniMax's API takes an extra `type: 'db' | 'query'` field for asymmetric
+ * retrieval. gbrain currently has no notion of "this is a document vs a
+ * query" at the embed-call site (embed() takes only texts), so we default
+ * to `type: 'db'` for the indexing path. Queries also embed with `type:
+ * 'db'`, making retrieval symmetric. This sacrifices some retrieval
+ * quality vs. a true asymmetric setup but works correctly. A follow-up
+ * TODO will thread query/document context through the embed seam for
+ * full asymmetric support.
+ *
+ * Reference: https://www.minimaxi.com/document/guides/embeddings
+ */
+export const minimax: Recipe = {
+  id: 'minimax',
+  name: 'MiniMax (海螺AI)',
+  tier: 'openai-compat',
+  implementation: 'openai-compatible',
+  base_url_default: 'https://api.minimax.chat/v1',
+  auth_env: {
+    required: ['MINIMAX_API_KEY'],
+    optional: ['MINIMAX_GROUP_ID'],
+    setup_url: 'https://www.minimaxi.com/document/guides/embeddings',
+  },
+  touchpoints: {
+    embedding: {
+      models: ['embo-01'],
+      default_dims: 1536,
+      cost_per_1m_tokens_usd: 0.07,
+      price_last_verified: '2026-05-09',
+      // MiniMax docs don't publish a hard batch-token cap; declare a
+      // conservative 4096-token budget so the gateway pre-splits before
+      // hitting whatever undocumented server-side limit exists. Recursive
+      // halving in the gateway catches token-limit errors at runtime.
+      max_batch_tokens: 4096,
+    },
+  },
+  setup_hint:
+    'Get an API key at https://www.minimaxi.com, then `export MINIMAX_API_KEY=...`',
+};
diff --git a/test/ai/recipe-minimax.test.ts b/test/ai/recipe-minimax.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a310c4a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ai/recipe-minimax.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * MiniMax recipe smoke (Commit 5 of the v0.32 wave).
+ *
+ * Coverage:
+ *  - Recipe registered with expected shape
+ *  - default auth: MINIMAX_API_KEY → "Bearer <key>"; missing → AIConfigError
+ *  - dimsProviderOptions threads `type: 'db'` for embo-01 (the asymmetric
+ *    retrieval field default) — pins the v1 indexing-only behavior
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { getRecipe } from '../../src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts';
+import { defaultResolveAuth } from '../../src/core/ai/gateway.ts';
+import { dimsProviderOptions } from '../../src/core/ai/dims.ts';
+import { AIConfigError } from '../../src/core/ai/errors.ts';
+
+describe('recipe: minimax', () => {
+  test('registered with expected shape', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('minimax');
+    expect(r).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r!.id).toBe('minimax');
+    expect(r!.tier).toBe('openai-compat');
+    expect(r!.implementation).toBe('openai-compatible');
+    expect(r!.base_url_default).toBe('https://api.minimax.chat/v1');
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.required).toEqual(['MINIMAX_API_KEY']);
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.optional).toContain('MINIMAX_GROUP_ID');
+  });
+
+  test('embedding touchpoint declares embo-01 + 1536 dims', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('minimax')!;
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.models).toEqual(['embo-01']);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.default_dims).toBe(1536);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.user_provided_models ?? false).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.max_batch_tokens).toBe(4096);
+  });
+
+  test('default auth: MINIMAX_API_KEY set → "Bearer <key>"', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('minimax')!;
+    const auth = defaultResolveAuth(r, { MINIMAX_API_KEY: 'fake-mm-key' }, 'embedding');
+    expect(auth.headerName).toBe('Authorization');
+    expect(auth.token).toBe('Bearer fake-mm-key');
+  });
+
+  test('default auth: missing MINIMAX_API_KEY → AIConfigError', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('minimax')!;
+    expect(() => defaultResolveAuth(r, {}, 'embedding')).toThrow(AIConfigError);
+  });
+
+  test('dimsProviderOptions threads type:db for embo-01', () => {
+    const opts = dimsProviderOptions('openai-compatible', 'embo-01', 1536);
+    expect(opts).toEqual({ openaiCompatible: { type: 'db' } });
+  });
+
+  test('dimsProviderOptions returns undefined for non-MiniMax openai-compat models', () => {
+    expect(dimsProviderOptions('openai-compatible', 'voyage-3-lite', 512)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(dimsProviderOptions('openai-compatible', 'nomic-embed-text', 768)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});