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This page shows you how to create an assistant. You can create an assistant, as in the following example: 
# To use the Python SDK, install the plugin:
# pip install --upgrade pinecone pinecone-plugin-assistant

from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

assistant = pc.assistant.create_assistant(
    assistant_name="example-assistant", 
    instructions="Use American English for spelling and grammar.", # Description or directive for the assistant to apply to all responses.
    region="us", # Region to deploy assistant. Options: "us" (default) or "eu".
    timeout=30 # Maximum seconds to wait for assistant status to become "Ready" before timing out.
)
Instructions (maximum size 16 KB) are included in every chat API call. Longer instructions increase input token costs for each request and consume more of the LLM’s context window, reducing available space for retrieved context and conversation history.
You can create an assistant using the Pinecone console.