diff --git a/tests/test_minimax_tool_calling.py b/tests/test_minimax_tool_calling.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b94f967b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_minimax_tool_calling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+"""Tests for MiniMax tool call parsing."""
+
+import json
+import unittest
+
+from vllm_mlx.api.tool_calling import parse_tool_calls
+
+
+class TestMiniMaxToolCallParsing(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test parsing of MiniMax-style tool calls."""
+
+    def test_single_tool_call(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="get_weather">
+<parameter name="city">Wanaka</parameter>
+<parameter name="units">celsius</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(len(tool_calls), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_calls[0].function.name, "get_weather")
+        args = json.loads(tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(args["city"], "Wanaka")
+        self.assertEqual(args["units"], "celsius")
+        self.assertEqual(cleaned, "")
+
+    def test_tool_call_with_surrounding_text(self):
+        text = """Let me check the weather for you.
+<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="get_weather">
+<parameter name="city">Wanaka</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(len(tool_calls), 1)
+        self.assertIn("Let me check", cleaned)
+
+    def test_multiple_tool_calls(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="search">
+<parameter name="query">MiniMax M2.5</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>
+<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="read_file">
+<parameter name="path">/tmp/test.txt</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(len(tool_calls), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_calls[0].function.name, "search")
+        self.assertEqual(tool_calls[1].function.name, "read_file")
+
+    def test_json_parameter_value(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="create_event">
+<parameter name="title">Meeting</parameter>
+<parameter name="attendees">["stuart", "frida"]</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        args = json.loads(tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(args["title"], "Meeting")
+        self.assertEqual(args["attendees"], ["stuart", "frida"])
+
+    def test_numeric_parameter(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="set_temperature">
+<parameter name="value">42</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        args = json.loads(tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(args["value"], 42)
+
+    def test_no_parameters(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="get_time">
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(tool_calls[0].function.name, "get_time")
+        args = json.loads(tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(args, {})
+
+    def test_with_think_tags_preserved(self):
+        text = """<think>
+I should check the weather first.
+</think>
+<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="get_weather">
+<parameter name="city">Wanaka</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertIn("<think>", cleaned)
+
+    def test_no_minimax_tool_calls(self):
+        text = "Just a regular message with no tool calls."
+        cleaned, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertIsNone(tool_calls)
+        self.assertEqual(cleaned, text)
+
+    def test_tool_call_id_format(self):
+        text = """<minimax:tool_call>
+<invoke name="test">
+<parameter name="x">1</parameter>
+</invoke>
+</minimax:tool_call>"""
+
+        _, tool_calls = parse_tool_calls(text)
+        self.assertTrue(tool_calls[0].id.startswith("call_"))
+        self.assertEqual(tool_calls[0].type, "function")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/vllm_mlx/api/tool_calling.py b/vllm_mlx/api/tool_calling.py
index 1443c1674..364b65993 100644
--- a/vllm_mlx/api/tool_calling.py
+++ b/vllm_mlx/api/tool_calling.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def parse_tool_calls(
     Parse tool calls from model output.
 
     Supports multiple formats:
+    - MiniMax: <minimax:tool_call><invoke name="..."><parameter name="p">v</parameter></invoke></minimax:tool_call>
     - Qwen3 bracket: [Calling tool: function_name({"arg": "value"})]
     - Qwen: <tool_call>{"name": "...", "arguments": {...}}</tool_call>
     - Llama: <function=name>{"arg": "value"}</function>
@@ -106,6 +107,47 @@ def parse_tool_calls(
     tool_calls = []
     cleaned_text = text
 
+    # Pattern for MiniMax-style: <minimax:tool_call><invoke name="fn"><parameter name="p">v</parameter></invoke></minimax:tool_call>
+    minimax_pattern = r"<minimax:tool_call>\s*(.*?)\s*</minimax:tool_call>"
+    minimax_matches = re.findall(minimax_pattern, text, re.DOTALL)
+
+    for invoke_block in minimax_matches:
+        # Parse <invoke name="..."> blocks within the tool_call
+        invoke_pattern = r'<invoke\s+name="([^"]+)">(.*?)</invoke>'
+        invoke_matches = re.findall(invoke_pattern, invoke_block, re.DOTALL)
+
+        for name, params_block in invoke_matches:
+            # Parse <parameter name="...">value</parameter> pairs
+            param_pattern = r'<parameter\s+name="([^"]+)">\s*(.*?)\s*</parameter>'
+            params = re.findall(param_pattern, params_block, re.DOTALL)
+            arguments = {}
+            for p_name, p_value in params:
+                # Try to parse value as JSON (for nested objects/arrays/numbers)
+                try:
+                    arguments[p_name] = json.loads(p_value)
+                except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                    arguments[p_name] = p_value
+
+            tool_calls.append(
+                ToolCall(
+                    id=f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}",
+                    type="function",
+                    function=FunctionCall(
+                        name=name.strip(),
+                        arguments=json.dumps(arguments),
+                    ),
+                )
+            )
+
+    # Remove MiniMax tool call tags from cleaned text
+    if minimax_matches:
+        cleaned_text = re.sub(
+            r"<minimax:tool_call>\s*.*?\s*</minimax:tool_call>",
+            "",
+            cleaned_text,
+            flags=re.DOTALL,
+        ).strip()
+
     # Pattern for Qwen3 bracket-style: [Calling tool: function_name({...})]
     bracket_pattern = r"\[Calling tool:\s*(\w+)\((\{.*?\})\)\]"
     bracket_matches = re.findall(bracket_pattern, text, re.DOTALL)