Pinecone:Help
- 4 installs
- 67 repo stars
- Updated July 17, 2026
- pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin
Overview of the available Pinecone skills and the account, API key, MCP, and CLI setup a developer needs to get started.
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Summarizes every Pinecone skill and the required and optional setup, including API key, MCP server, CLI, and uv. A developer uses it to learn what Pinecone skills exist and how to get started.
- Overview of all Pinecone skills and setup requirements
- Lists API key, MCP, CLI, and uv prerequisites
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| Installs | 4 |
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| repo stars | ★ 67 |
| Last updated | July 17, 2026 |
| Repository | pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin ↗ |
What it does
Overview of the available Pinecone skills and the account, API key, MCP, and CLI setup a developer needs to get started.
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Pinecone Skills — Help & Overview
Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. It's useful for building semantic search, retrieval augmented generation, recommendation systems, and agentic applications.
Here's everything you need to get started and a summary of all available skills.
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What You Need
Required
- Pinecone account — free to create at https://app.pinecone.io/?sessionType=signup
- API key — create one in the Pinecone console after signing up, then export it in your terminal:
export PINECONE_API_KEY="your-key"Note: Claude Code inherits your shell environment, so the export above is sufficient.
Optional (unlock more capabilities)
| Tool | What it enables | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Pinecone MCP server | Use Pinecone directly inside your AI agent/IDE without writing code | Setup guide |
| Pinecone CLI (`pc`) | Manage all index types from the terminal, batch operations, backups, CI/CD | brew tap pinecone-io/tap && brew install pinecone-io/tap/pinecone |
| uv | Run the packaged Python scripts included in these skills | Install uv |
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Available Skills
| Skill | What it does |
|---|---|
pinecone:quickstart | Step-by-step onboarding — create an index, upload data, and run your first search |
pinecone:query | Search integrated indexes using natural language text via the Pinecone MCP |
pinecone:cli | Use the Pinecone CLI (pc) for terminal-based index and vector management |
pinecone:assistant | Create, manage, and chat with Pinecone Assistants for document Q&A with citations |
pinecone:mcp | Reference for all Pinecone MCP server tools and their parameters |
pinecone:full-text-search | Build a full-text-search index — schema design, safe bulk ingestion, and query construction (text / query_string / dense / sparse scoring with text-match and metadata filters). Preview API (`2026-01.alpha`); requires `pinecone` Python SDK ≥ 9.0. |
pinecone:docs | Curated links to official Pinecone documentation, organized by topic |
pinecone:n8n | Build n8n workflows with the Pinecone Assistant node or Pinecone Vector Store node, including best practices and full workflow JSON generation |
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Which skill should I use?
Just getting started? → pinecone:quickstart
Want to search an index you already have?
- Integrated index (built-in embedding model) →
pinecone:query(uses MCP) - Any other index type →
pinecone:cli
Working with documents and Q&A? → pinecone:assistant
Building a full-text search index (BM25-style keyword/phrase matching, optionally combined with dense or sparse vectors)? → pinecone:full-text-search (preview API, needs pinecone Python SDK ≥ 9.0)
Building an n8n workflow with Pinecone (RAG pipeline, chat with docs)? → pinecone:n8n
Need to manage indexes, bulk upload vectors, or automate workflows? → pinecone:cli
Looking up API parameters or SDK usage? → pinecone:docs
Need to understand what MCP tools are available? → pinecone:mcp
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