diff --git a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/.minimax-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/.minimax-plugin/plugin.json
index 4b47bae1..030c8d9e 100644
--- a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/.minimax-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/.minimax-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "schemaVersion": 1,
   "name": "minimax-bot",
   "displayName": "MiniMax Bot",
-  "version": "0.7.2",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "Turn MiniMax Code into an always-on team of Bots. A Chief Bot helps you build the team; in group chats the admin answers and @mentions hand work to other members. Every Bot has its own octopus avatar and memory, with scheduled tasks and usage stats.",
   "author": "MiniMax Code",
   "icon": "icon.png",
diff --git a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/miniapp/client/app.css b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/miniapp/client/app.css
index 36ab4fb2..af7db792 100644
--- a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/miniapp/client/app.css
+++ b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/miniapp/client/app.css
@@ -774,9 +774,13 @@ button {
   word-break: break-word;
 }
 
+/* The user's own bubble stays inside the theme's palette instead of inverting it:
+   a near-black bubble on the light surface and a near-white one on the dark surface read as
+   a system message rather than as outgoing chat. A 12% accent tint keeps the outgoing side
+   identifiable while following --accent, which inkOf() already resolves per theme. */
 .msg.user .bubble {
-  background: var(--user);
-  color: var(--user-ink);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 12%, var(--surface));
+  color: var(--ink);
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   max-width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/package.json b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/package.json
index 5d8022aa..76cdb6ac 100644
--- a/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/package.json
+++ b/plugins/minimax-ai/minimax-bot/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "minimax-bot",
-  "version": "0.7.2",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "mcode": {