diff --git a/extensions/minimax/openclaw.plugin.json b/extensions/minimax/openclaw.plugin.json
index 8f0da029322..831b6143b9d 100644
--- a/extensions/minimax/openclaw.plugin.json
+++ b/extensions/minimax/openclaw.plugin.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "enabledByDefault": true,
   "legacyPluginIds": ["minimax-portal-auth"],
   "providers": ["minimax", "minimax-portal"],
-  "autoEnableWhenConfiguredProviders": ["minimax-portal"],
+  "autoEnableWhenConfiguredProviders": ["minimax", "minimax-portal"],
   "providerAuthEnvVars": {
     "minimax": ["MINIMAX_API_KEY"],
     "minimax-portal": ["MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN", "MINIMAX_API_KEY"]
diff --git a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.test.ts b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.test.ts
index 7d03bc2aedf..b87c270218f 100644
--- a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.test.ts
@@ -522,6 +522,24 @@ describe("applyPluginAutoEnable", () => {
     expect(result.config.plugins?.entries?.["minimax-portal-auth"]).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  it("auto-enables minimax when minimax API key auth is configured", () => {
+    const result = applyPluginAutoEnable({
+      config: {
+        auth: {
+          profiles: {
+            "minimax:default": {
+              provider: "minimax",
+              mode: "api_key",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      env: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(result.config.plugins?.entries?.minimax?.enabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("does not auto-enable unrelated provider plugins just because auth profiles exist", () => {
     const result = applyPluginAutoEnable({
       config: {