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Summary

This PR adds documentation showing how to use MiniMax models with smolagents via OpenAIServerModel. MiniMax provides an OpenAI-compatible API with models offering up to 204K context length, making it a practical alternative for students who want to try different cloud LLM providers.

Changes

  • Onboarding guide (units/en/unit0/onboarding.mdx): Added a new Step 6 demonstrating how to use cloud LLM providers with OpenAIServerModel, using MiniMax as an example. This complements the existing Step 5 (Ollama local models) by showing a cloud-based alternative.

  • Why use smolagents (units/en/unit2/smolagents/why_use_smolagents.mdx): Added a note to the OpenAIServerModel description mentioning MiniMax as a compatible third-party provider.

  • Vision agents (units/en/unit2/smolagents/vision_agents.mdx): Added a note that OpenAIServerModel works with any OpenAI-compatible provider.

  • Pokemon agent (units/en/bonus-unit3/building_your_pokemon_agent.mdx): Mentioned that any OpenAI-compatible provider (such as MiniMax) works with the template pattern.

Why MiniMax?

  • Offers an OpenAI-compatible API (https://api.minimax.io/v1)
  • Models with up to 204K context window
  • Provides a practical example for the OpenAIServerModel pattern that students can replicate with any compatible provider

Test plan

  • Verified all MDX files render correctly with proper markdown formatting
  • Confirmed code examples use correct smolagents API (OpenAIServerModel class)
  • No existing content was removed or modified beyond additions

Add documentation showing how to use MiniMax models with smolagents
via OpenAIServerModel. MiniMax provides an OpenAI-compatible API at
https://api.minimax.io/v1 with models offering up to 204K context length.

Changes:
- Add Step 6 in onboarding guide showing OpenAIServerModel usage with
  MiniMax as an example cloud provider
- Mention MiniMax compatibility in the OpenAIServerModel description
- Note OpenAI-compatible provider support in vision agents and Pokemon
  agent sections
- Update model_id from MiniMax-M2.5 to MiniMax-M2.7 in onboarding guide
- MiniMax-M2.7 is the latest flagship model with enhanced reasoning and coding
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Updated the model to MiniMax-M2.7 — the latest flagship model with enhanced reasoning and coding capabilities.

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