Set Up MaxClaw in MiniMax Agent and Connect It to Telegram

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-03-01 · 1:11 · 184 views · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

A 1-minute walkthrough of MaxClaw, a hosted agent feature inside MiniMax Agent. It shows how to start MaxClaw, pick either the default OpenClaw-based agent or one of MiniMax's pre-built "experts", and connect the agent to a messaging app (Telegram in the demo) so you can chat with it there. The demo uses the Visual Lab expert to generate a logo image from Telegram, then shows how to switch experts.

Key points

• MaxClaw is opened from the left sidebar in MiniMax Agent; click MaxClaw, then 'Start Now'.
• You pick a starting 'expert'. The default connects directly to OpenClaw; pre-built MiniMax experts (e.g. Visual Lab Expert) are more specialised.
• After you click 'I'm Ready', MaxClaw takes about a minute to start, then opens its dashboard.
• Supported messaging apps: Telegram, Discord, Slack and WhatsApp. The demo uses Telegram and follows the setup steps shown in MiniMax Agent.
• Connecting a messaging app takes a few minutes; after that you can chat with the agent directly inside the app.
• Example: with the Visual Lab expert, asking it to generate a logo for a tech startup returns images in the chat.
• To switch experts, click the Settings icon (top right), open the configuration, and choose a different expert.

Resources mentioned

• MiniMax Agent (@MiniMaxAgent) on X · website · x.com · free
  The official X account for MiniMax Agent, which posts product updates and walkthroughs.
• MiniMax Agent post: MaxClaw walkthrough · video · x.com · free
  MiniMax Agent's own X post with the MaxClaw walkthrough video.
• MaxClaw · tool · agent.minimax.io · check price
  A hosted agent inside MiniMax Agent that runs OpenClaw or pre-built experts and connects to messaging apps.
• MiniMax Agent · tool · agent.minimax.io · check price
  MiniMax's agent platform, where MaxClaw and the pre-built experts live.
• OpenClaw · tool · github.com · free
  An open-source, self-hostable personal AI agent that can run on local or hosted LLMs.
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• Visual Lab Expert · tool · check price
  A pre-built MiniMax expert for image generation tasks such as logos.
• Telegram · tool · telegram.org · free
  Messaging app that can be connected to MaxClaw so you chat with the agent there.
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• Discord · tool · discord.com · free
  Chat platform with servers and threads, used here as a client for Hermes Agent.
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• Slack · tool · slack.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  Team chat app where the user-feedback channel lives and where the agent replies to close the loop.
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• WhatsApp · tool · whatsapp.com · free · link looked broken
  Messaging app that MaxClaw can connect to.

Try this

• In MiniMax Agent, click MaxClaw in the left sidebar, then 'Start Now'.
• Pick the default (OpenClaw) or a pre-built expert such as Visual Lab Expert, then click 'I'm Ready'.
• Connect a messaging app (Telegram, Discord, Slack or WhatsApp) by following the steps shown in MiniMax Agent.
• Chat with the agent from that app, e.g. ask it to generate a logo.
• To switch experts, use the Settings icon and open the configuration.
• Generate a logo for your tech startup by chatting with the Visual Lab expert through Telegram.