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The official Pinecone plugin for Claude Code provides AI-powered skills, MCP server integration, and slash commands directly in your terminal. Use natural language to manage indexes, query data, build RAG applications, and create document Q&A assistants — all with up-to-date Pinecone API knowledge.

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Features

  • 7 built-in skills for index management, semantic search, assistant creation, and more
  • MCP server integration for direct Pinecone operations from Claude Code
  • Slash commands like /pinecone:quickstart and /pinecone:query for quick access
  • Natural language recognition — assistant commands work without explicit slash commands

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Prerequisites

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Installation

1

Set your API key

export PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Pinecone API key.
2

Install the plugin

From your terminal:
claude plugin install pinecone
Or from within Claude Code:
/plugin install pinecone
3

Restart Claude Code

Restart Claude Code to activate the plugin. Then run /pinecone:help to verify the installation.

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Available skills

SkillCommandDescription
Help/pinecone:helpOverview of all skills and setup requirements.
Quickstart/pinecone:quickstartInteractive onboarding — create an index, upsert data, and query.
Query/pinecone:querySearch integrated indexes using natural language.
Assistant/pinecone:assistantCreate, upload, sync, and chat with Pinecone Assistants.
CLI/pinecone:cliGuide for using the Pinecone CLI from the terminal.
MCP/pinecone:mcpReference for all Pinecone MCP server tools.
Docs/pinecone:docsCurated links to official Pinecone documentation.

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MCP tools

The plugin includes the Pinecone MCP server, which provides the following tools:
  • search-docs — Search the official Pinecone documentation.
  • list-indexes — List all available Pinecone indexes.
  • describe-index — Get index configuration and namespaces.
  • describe-index-stats — Get record counts and namespace statistics.
  • create-index-for-model — Create a new index with integrated embeddings.
  • upsert-records — Insert or update records in an index.
  • search-records — Search records with optional metadata filtering and reranking.
  • cascading-search — Search across multiple indexes with deduplication and reranking.
  • rerank-documents — Rerank documents using a specified reranking model.
For full MCP server documentation, see Use the Pinecone MCP server.

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