MiniMax Admin Portal — Mantine + Next.js + M2.7

Admin portal project using Mantine v9 + Next.js as frontend, MiniMax M2.7 as the AI backend via OpenAI-compatible SDK.

Current Focus

Stack is decided. Next step is scaffolding the starter project structure.

Open Tasks

• Scaffold starter project: Next.js + Mantine v9 + MiniMax M2.7 via OpenAI SDK
• Set up MCP server for Mantine docs (@mantine/mcp-server)
• Install gstack skills for code review / QA workflow
• Configure MINIMAX_API_KEY in .env.local with baseURL: https://api.minimax.io/v1
• Decide auth: Clerk vs NextAuth
• Add TanStack Query for caching AI responses

Key Decisions / Insights

• Stack: Next.js 15 (App Router) + Mantine v9 + MiniMax M2.7
• API layer: OpenAI SDK with baseURL: https://api.minimax.io/v1 — zero new SDK learning
• Recommended params: temperature: 1.0, top_p: 0.95, top_k: 40
• Together AI (MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7) is a managed infra fallback

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Progress Log

2026-05-30

Initial stack research complete. Confirmed: Mantine v9 needs MCP server or llms.txt to work well with M2.7 (post-training cutoff). M2.7 API is OpenAI-compatible — just change baseURL and apiKey. Claude offered to scaffold a full starter project structure; follow up needed.