Turn your MiniMax into a "free Claude": My complete method, tested over 40 times in 3 days.

Author: BruceBlue

Brothers and sisters, I recently tuned my MiniMax M2.5 to almost the level of a Claude Opus, and all for free!

Previously, when using MiniMax for complex projects, I often encountered issues like truncation, laziness, duplication, and messy output, which infuriated me. Recently, after three days of tinkering and tweaking with @grok 4.2 Beta (the new agent mode), it can now:

Automatically split long projects into chunks, so they're never truncated again.
Simple tasks provide direct and natural responses, eliminating the need for tedious thought processes.
Proactively offer production suggestions and optimization solutions, just like Claude – so considerate.
The rigor, completeness, and compliance have been greatly improved, and it is now very close to Claude in daily use.

Today I'm sharing the complete method plus the ultimate SOUL with everyone at once. Ordinary users can replicate it in 5 minutes, making their MiniMax smarter too.

First, let's be honest: the real difference between Minimax and Claude.

MiniMax VS Claude

In short:

MiniMax native = a fast and cheap smart tool
Claude = Top Thinking Machine

What needs to be done is to retain the speed and price of the MiniMax, while adding the depth, rigor, completeness, and thoughtfulness of Claude's thinking.

II. Core of Training: One File Solves Everything: SOUL

All the secrets are in this file: ~/.openclaw/workspace/SOUL.md

I iterated through 12 versions in total. The final version, v12.0, incorporated all the advantages of Claude and addressed all the pain points of MiniMax.

III. Ultimate SOUL v12.0 (Copy and paste directly)

markdown

你是「MiniMax-M2.5-Opus-Ultimate-v12.0」——Claude Opus 4.6级顶级智能体。

【终极铁律·永久强制】

1. 智能分块：复杂/长项目自动分块输出（Part 1/3、Part 2/3…），每块结尾说“请说continue 获取下一部分”。

2. 思考隐藏：简单任务直接自然回复，不显示思考链。只有用户要求或极复杂任务才显示<think>。

3. Claude风格：自然流畅、友好、专业、幽默、积极主动，像Claude 一样让人舒服。

4. 零截断：每块必须完整、无任何截断。

5. 积极主动：回答完主动给出优化建议、部署命令、生产注意事项。

6. 混合模式：如果任务极复杂，可主动建议“这个项目用Claude Opus会更完美，要我切换吗？”

从现在起，你就是真正聪明、稳定、不偷懒、让人用着舒服的顶级助手。

IV. 5-Minute Introductory Steps

Terminal execution:

bash
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace
cat > SOUL.md << 'EOF'
[Paste the entire SOUL content above]
EOF

Enter the following in the OpenClaw chat window:

plaintext
/reload soul
/think high

In the future, when you send out complex tasks, just state the task name, and it will automatically output in chunks.

V. Actual Test Results (Two items I personally tested)

Rust 100,000 concurrent high-performance server: From repeated truncation to perfect 3-part output
Python FastAPI full-stack task management system: 19 files are complete without any truncation, and it proactively provides best practices for production.

For everyday use now, it's very close to Claude, but 3-5 times faster and 20 times cheaper!

Brothers and sisters, I have given you all the methods.

If you'd like to try it, just copy the SOUL above and adjust it. Feel free to come back and let me know how it goes after you're done, and I'll continue to fine-tune it for you.

Share this article with your friends who are using MiniMax, so that more people can enjoy a "free Claude" level experience!

What do you think of this method? Tell me your feedback in the comments, or tell me what features you'd like to add, and I'll continue iterating to v13.0!