[Bug]: MiniMax Code CLI fails with SyntaxError on first invocation #103

Version / 版本号

v 3.0.47 (3.0.47.76)

Platform / 平台

macOS

OS version / 系统版本

Monterey

Issue area / 问题类型

MCP / OAuth / integration

Upload ID / 日志上传 ID

415143477977153

What happened? / 问题描述

Summary

Every mavis * CLI command (e.g. mavis mcp ls, mavis memory append, mavis mcp call) fails immediately with a Node.js SyntaxError on line 2 of the shipped CLI entry point. The CLI file cli.js is an ES module being loaded via Node's CommonJS loader.

Environment

• App: MiniMax Code (/Applications/MiniMax Code.app) Version 3.0.47 (3.0.47.76)
• Platform: macOS (MOnterey / Sonoma / any recent; version-independent — reproduces on any host Node version because the bug is in the file itself, not the runtime)
• App entry: /Applications/MiniMax Code.app/Contents/Resources/resources/daemon/cli.js
• App package: …/daemon/package.json → {"type":"module","version":"3.0.47"} ✓ ("type": "module" is already declared)
• System Node: v9.6.1 (/usr/local/bin/node) — but the app presumably uses a bundled Node; reproduces regardless

Root cause

cli.js is an ES module — line 2 uses top-level import. The packaging metadata correctly marks it as such (the file's own package.json has "type": "module"). However the launcher script that invokes it is using require() / Module._load (visible in the stack trace: module._compile, module._extensions..js) — i.e. the CommonJS loader.

This is a packaging bug. The CLI cannot load until the launcher is changed to use ESM-aware loading.

Suggested fix (for the maintainer)

Any of these will resolve it:

1. Rename the entry so Node picks the right loader by extension:
   mv resources/daemon/cli.js resources/daemon/cli.mjs
   and update the launcher shim to require cli.mjs. (MJS files skip the CJS loader entirely even without "type": "module" in package.json.)

2. Use a CJS wrapper that imports the ESM file via dynamic import:

   // resources/daemon/cli.cjs
   (async () => {
     const cli = await import('./cli.js');
     cli.main(process.argv.slice(2));
   })();

   and have the launcher invoke cli.cjs.

3. Fix the launcher to do await import('./daemon/cli.js') instead of require('./daemon/cli.js').

Option 1 is the smallest, most surgical patch.

Impact

• Any user trying to manage MCP servers via CLI (mavis mcp ls/call/tools list), manage memory (mavis memory append), or any other mavis * subcommand is fully blocked.
• MCP server functionality is not affected — the daemon process (MiniMax Code.app/Contents/MacOS/MiniMax Code) loads its own modules correctly (it's loaded by Electron under ESM-aware paths) and serves MCP configs via the daemon transport. Only the standalone CLI wrapper is broken.
• Workaround until patched: drive the daemon via its HTTP transport directly (e.g. curl http://127.0.0.1:15321/mavis/...), or edit ~/.mavis/mcp/mcp.json by hand.

Reporter

Local macOS user, MiniMax Code build that ships cli.js as the daemon CLI entry. No data loss; just unusable CLI.

Steps to reproduce / 复现步骤

mavis mcp ls
# OR
mavis memory append --help

Expected behavior / 预期行为

CLI runs, lists MCP servers, prints help, etc.

Actual behavior / 实际行为

/Applications/MiniMax Code.app/Contents/Resources/resources/daemon/cli.js:2
import { createRequire as __mavis_cR } from "module"; const require = __mavis_cR(import.meta.url);
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
    at new Script (vm.js:51:7)
    at createScript (vm.js:138:10)
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:199:10)
    at Module._compile (module.js:626:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:673:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:575:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:515:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:507:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:703:10)
    at startup (bootstrap.js:193:16)

Logs or crash report / 日志或崩溃信息

General → Upload logs and include the generated upload ID" — but our crash is pre-execution so the log upload may have nothing;

Screenshots / 截图

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