diff --git a/Sources/CodexBarCLI/CLIUsageCommand.swift b/Sources/CodexBarCLI/CLIUsageCommand.swift
index d3d3923a76..140cf40edf 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBarCLI/CLIUsageCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBarCLI/CLIUsageCommand.swift
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ extension CodexBarCLI {
     }
 
     private static func accountSelections(from accounts: [ProviderTokenAccount]) -> [ProviderTokenAccount?] {
-        if accounts.isEmpty { return [nil] }
+        if accounts.isEmpty {
+            return [nil]
+        }
         return accounts.map { Optional($0) }
     }
 
@@ -674,105 +676,125 @@ extension CodexBarCLI {
         environment: [String: String]? = nil,
         settings: ProviderSettingsSnapshot? = nil) -> Bool
     {
-        guard provider != .grok, provider != .amp else {
+        if self.webSupportExempt(
+            sourceMode,
+            provider: provider,
+            environment: environment,
+            settings: settings)
+        {
             return false
         }
-        if provider == .codex, sourceMode == .auto {
-            return false
+        return switch sourceMode {
+        case .web:
+            true
+        case .auto:
+            ProviderDescriptorRegistry.descriptor(for: provider).fetchPlan.sourceModes.contains(.web)
+        case .cli, .oauth, .api:
+            false
         }
-        if provider == .claude, sourceMode == .auto {
-            // Claude's cross-platform planner skips its unavailable web step and falls back to the CLI.
-            return false
+    }
+
+    /// Providers that can satisfy a source mode without the macOS-only web/browser path.
+    private static func webSupportExempt(
+        _ sourceMode: ProviderSourceMode,
+        provider: UsageProvider,
+        environment: [String: String]?,
+        settings: ProviderSettingsSnapshot?) -> Bool
+    {
+        if provider == .grok || provider == .amp {
+            return true
         }
-        if provider == .opencodego {
-            if sourceMode == .auto || settings?.opencodego?.cookieSource == .manual {
-                return false
-            }
+        if sourceMode == .auto, provider == .codex || provider == .claude {
+            // Claude's cross-platform planner skips its unavailable web step and falls back to the CLI.
+            return true
         }
-        if provider == .commandcode,
-           settings?.commandcode?.cookieSource == .manual
-        {
-            return false
+        if self.cookieSourceExempt(sourceMode, provider: provider, settings: settings) {
+            return true
         }
-        if provider == .alibabatokenplan,
-           settings?.alibabaTokenPlan?.cookieSource == .manual
-        {
+        return self.credentialExempt(
+            sourceMode,
+            provider: provider,
+            environment: environment,
+            settings: settings)
+    }
+
+    /// Exemptions granted by a manual cookie header instead of browser auto-import.
+    private static func cookieSourceExempt(
+        _ sourceMode: ProviderSourceMode,
+        provider: UsageProvider,
+        settings: ProviderSettingsSnapshot?) -> Bool
+    {
+        switch provider {
+        case .opencodego:
+            return sourceMode == .auto || settings?.opencodego?.cookieSource == .manual
+        case .commandcode:
+            return settings?.commandcode?.cookieSource == .manual
+        case .alibabatokenplan:
             // The Alibaba/Qwen Token Plan fetch is plain URLSession + cookies; only browser
             // cookie auto-import needs macOS, so a manual cookie header works off macOS too.
-            return false
-        }
-        #if os(Linux)
-        if provider == .cursor,
-           settings?.cursor?.cookieSource != .off
-        {
+            return settings?.alibabaTokenPlan?.cookieSource == .manual
+        case .qoder:
+            return settings?.qoder?.cookieSource == .manual
+        case .cursor:
+            #if os(Linux)
             // Linux uses Cursor app auth and manual cookies; browser import remains macOS-only.
+            return settings?.cursor?.cookieSource != .off
+            #else
             return false
-        }
-        #endif
-        if provider == .sakana,
-           sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .web,
-           environment.map({ SakanaSettingsReader.cookieHeader(environment: $0) != nil }) == true
-        {
+            #endif
+        default:
             return false
         }
-        if provider == .qwencloud,
-           sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .web,
-           settings?.qwenCloud?.cookieSource != .off
-        {
+    }
+
+    /// Exemptions granted by an already-configured credential (token, API key, or local cache).
+    private static func credentialExempt(
+        _ sourceMode: ProviderSourceMode,
+        provider: UsageProvider,
+        environment: [String: String]?,
+        settings: ProviderSettingsSnapshot?) -> Bool
+    {
+        switch provider {
+        case .sakana:
+            guard sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .web else { return false }
+            return environment.map { SakanaSettingsReader.cookieHeader(environment: $0) != nil } == true
+        case .qwencloud:
+            guard sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .web,
+                  settings?.qwenCloud?.cookieSource != .off else { return false }
             let hasEnvironmentCookie = environment.map {
                 QwenCloudSettingsReader.cookieHeader(environment: $0) != nil
             } == true
             let hasManualCookie = settings?.qwenCloud?.cookieSource == .manual &&
                 CookieHeaderNormalizer.normalize(settings?.qwenCloud?.manualCookieHeader) != nil
-            if hasEnvironmentCookie || hasManualCookie {
-                return false
-            }
-        }
-        if provider == .qoder,
-           settings?.qoder?.cookieSource == .manual
-        {
-            return false
-        }
-        if provider == .ollama,
-           sourceMode == .auto
-        {
+            return hasEnvironmentCookie || hasManualCookie
+        case .ollama:
+            guard sourceMode == .auto else { return false }
             let hasEnvironmentToken = environment.map {
                 ProviderTokenResolver.ollamaToken(environment: $0) != nil
             } == true
-            if settings?.ollama?.cookieSource == .off || hasEnvironmentToken {
-                return false
-            }
-        }
-        if provider == .kimi,
-           sourceMode == .auto,
-           environment.map({ environment in
-               ProviderTokenResolver.kimiAPIToken(environment: environment) != nil ||
-                   KimiSettingsReader.hasKimiCodeCredential(environment: environment)
-           }) == true
-        {
-            return false
-        }
-        if provider == .factory,
-           sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .cli,
-           environment.map({ FactorySettingsReader.apiKey(environment: $0) != nil }) == true
-        {
+            return settings?.ollama?.cookieSource == .off || hasEnvironmentToken
+        case .kimi:
+            guard sourceMode == .auto else { return false }
+            return environment.map { environment in
+                ProviderTokenResolver.kimiAPIToken(environment: environment) != nil ||
+                    KimiSettingsReader.hasKimiCodeCredential(environment: environment)
+            } == true
+        case .factory:
             // Linux Auto/legacy-cli can use FACTORY_API_KEY without browser cookies.
+            guard sourceMode == .auto || sourceMode == .cli else { return false }
+            return environment.map { FactorySettingsReader.apiKey(environment: $0) != nil } == true
+        case .minimax:
+            // The MiniMax API fetch is plain HTTPS + Bearer auth, so a configured key works off
+            // macOS. Standard `sk-api-` keys are the exception: Auto resolves them to the Coding
+            // Plan web strategy, which still needs the macOS-only web path.
+            guard sourceMode == .auto, let environment else { return false }
+            guard MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.apiToken(environment: environment) != nil else { return false }
+            return MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.apiKeyKind(environment: environment) != .standard
+        case .mimo:
+            guard sourceMode == .auto, let environment else { return false }
+            return MiMoLocalUsageFallback.cacheExists(environment: environment)
+        default:
             return false
         }
-        if provider == .mimo,
-           sourceMode == .auto,
-           let environment,
-           MiMoLocalUsageFallback.cacheExists(environment: environment)
-        {
-            return false
-        }
-        return switch sourceMode {
-        case .web:
-            true
-        case .auto:
-            ProviderDescriptorRegistry.descriptor(for: provider).fetchPlan.sourceModes.contains(.web)
-        case .cli, .oauth, .api:
-            false
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/TestsLinux/MiniMaxLinuxTests.swift b/TestsLinux/MiniMaxLinuxTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..610258cc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsLinux/MiniMaxLinuxTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#if os(Linux)
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+@testable import CodexBarCLI
+@testable import CodexBarCore
+
+struct MiniMaxLinuxTests {
+    @Test
+    func `coding plan API key does not require macOS web support`() {
+        // A coding-plan key resolves to the plain HTTPS + Bearer API strategy, so it must be
+        // usable off macOS (matches the Factory/Kimi credential exemptions).
+        #expect(!CodexBarCLI.sourceModeRequiresWebSupport(
+            .auto,
+            provider: .minimax,
+            environment: [MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.codingPlanAPITokenKey: "sk-cp-test"]))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `standard API key still requires web support because Auto resolves to the coding plan page`() {
+        // `MiniMaxAPIFetchStrategy` refuses standard `sk-api-` keys, so Auto falls back to the
+        // Coding Plan web strategy. Exempting it here would only produce `noAvailableStrategy`.
+        #expect(CodexBarCLI.sourceModeRequiresWebSupport(
+            .auto,
+            provider: .minimax,
+            environment: [MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.apiTokenKey: "sk-api-test"]))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `auto without an API key still requires web support off macOS`() {
+        // Without a credential the only remaining Auto path is the web/cookie one, which
+        // genuinely needs macOS — the gate must still fire.
+        #expect(CodexBarCLI.sourceModeRequiresWebSupport(
+            .auto,
+            provider: .minimax,
+            environment: [:]))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `explicit web source still requires web support even with an API key`() {
+        // The exemption is scoped to Auto; asking for the web source explicitly must not
+        // be silently redirected to the API path.
+        #expect(CodexBarCLI.sourceModeRequiresWebSupport(
+            .web,
+            provider: .minimax,
+            environment: [MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.codingPlanAPITokenKey: "sk-cp-test"]))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `exempted coding plan key actually resolves a linux capable strategy`() async {
+        // Gate agreement is not enough: the Auto plan must contain a strategy that can run
+        // without the macOS web path, otherwise the exemption ends in `noAvailableStrategy`.
+        let env = [MiniMaxAPISettingsReader.codingPlanAPITokenKey: "sk-cp-test"]
+        let browserDetection = BrowserDetection(cacheTTL: 0)
+        let context = ProviderFetchContext(
+            runtime: .cli,
+            sourceMode: .auto,
+            includeCredits: false,
+            webTimeout: 1,
+            webDebugDumpHTML: false,
+            verbose: false,
+            env: env,
+            settings: ProviderSettingsSnapshot.make(),
+            fetcher: UsageFetcher(environment: env),
+            claudeFetcher: ClaudeUsageFetcher(browserDetection: browserDetection),
+            browserDetection: browserDetection)
+        let strategies = await ProviderDescriptorRegistry
+            .descriptor(for: .minimax)
+            .fetchPlan
+            .pipeline
+            .resolveStrategies(context)
+        #expect(strategies.contains { $0.id == "minimax.api" })
+    }
+}
+#endif