Pinecone provides official plugins, extensions, and agent skills for agentic IDEs and CLIs. Use the Pinecone MCP server (Model Context Protocol) and built-in skills to manage vector database indexes, run semantic search, and build RAG applications — all through natural language in your development environment. For direct, scriptable access from the same terminal, the Pinecone CLI (Documentation Index
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pc) lets you manage indexes, namespaces, and records without an agent in the loop.
Choose your tool
Claude Code Plugin
Official Pinecone plugin for Claude Code with skills, MCP tools, and slash commands.
Gemini CLI Extension
Official Pinecone extension for Gemini CLI with skills and MCP tools.
Agent Skills
Universal skills library for Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and other agentic IDEs.
MCP Server
Connect any MCP-compatible client to Pinecone for index management and search.
Pinecone CLI
Direct terminal access to Pinecone — manage indexes, namespaces, and records with
pc commands.Which tool should I use?
| If you use… | Install… | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Pinecone plugin for Claude Code | claude plugin install pinecone |
| Gemini CLI | Pinecone Gemini CLI extension | gemini extensions install https://github.com/pinecone-io/gemini-cli-extension |
| Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or another agentic IDE | Pinecone Agent Skills | npx skills add pinecone-io/skills |
| Claude Desktop, Antigravity, or another MCP client | Pinecone MCP server | See MCP server setup |
| Your terminal directly (no agent) | Pinecone CLI | brew install pinecone-io/tap/pinecone |
What’s included
Each tool provides access to the following Pinecone skills:| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| quickstart | Step-by-step onboarding — create an index, upload data, and run your first search. |
| query | Search integrated indexes using natural language text via the Pinecone MCP. |
| assistant | Create, manage, and chat with Pinecone Assistants for document Q&A with citations. |
| cli | Use the Pinecone CLI for terminal-based index and vector management. |
| mcp | Reference for all available Pinecone MCP server tools and their parameters. |
| pinecone-docs | Curated links to official Pinecone documentation, organized by topic. |
| help | Overview of all skills and what you need to get started. |