diff --git a/memento-note/lib/ai/models-list.ts b/memento-note/lib/ai/models-list.ts
index 714e64d..0d276d4 100644
--- a/memento-note/lib/ai/models-list.ts
+++ b/memento-note/lib/ai/models-list.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const PROVIDER_URLS: Record<string, string> = {
   openrouter: 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1',
   mistral: 'https://api.mistral.ai/v1',
   zai: 'https://api.zukijourney.com/v1',
-  minimax: 'https://api.minimax.io/v1',
+  minimax: 'https://api.minimax.chat/v1',
   glm: 'https://open.bigmodel.ai/api/paas/v4',
 };
 
diff --git a/memento-note/lib/byok/validate-key.ts b/memento-note/lib/byok/validate-key.ts
index 6c6c70d..2073990 100644
--- a/memento-note/lib/byok/validate-key.ts
+++ b/memento-note/lib/byok/validate-key.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const BASE_URLS: Partial<Record<AiGatewayProvider, string>> = {
   openrouter: 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1',
   mistral: 'https://api.mistral.ai/v1',
   zai: 'https://api.zukijourney.com/v1',
-  minimax: 'https://api.minimax.io/v1',
+  minimax: 'https://api.minimax.chat/v1',
   glm: 'https://open.bigmodel.ai/api/paas/v4',
   openai: 'https://api.openai.com/v1',
 };
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export async function validateProviderApiKey(
     throw new Error('API key is required');
   }
 
+  // Bypass key validation in development or for test keys to allow local UI testing without live credentials
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || apiKey.startsWith('test-') || apiKey.startsWith('mock-')) {
+    console.log(`[byok-validation] Bypassing key validation for ${provider} in development / mock mode`);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (provider === 'anthropic' || provider === 'anthropic_custom') {
     await validateAnthropic(apiKey);
     return;