Claude Code Plugin ↗

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Summary: Install the official Pinecone plugin for Claude Code to get skills, MCP tools, and slash commands for managing indexes and building AI applications.

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Documentation Index#

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pinecone.io/llms.txt Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Install the official Pinecone plugin for Claude Code to get skills, MCP tools, and slash commands for managing indexes and building AI applications.

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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

Prerequisites#

Installation#

    export PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
    ```

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with your [Pinecone API key](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/keys).
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From your terminal:

```shell
    claude plugin install pinecone
    ```

Or from within Claude Code:

```text
    /plugin install pinecone
    ```
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  <span class="step-marker" data-step-title="Restart Claude Code"></span>
Restart Claude Code to activate the plugin. Then run `/pinecone:help` to verify the installation.
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## Available skills

| Skill          | Command                | Description                                                       |
| -------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Help**       | `/pinecone:help`       | Overview of all skills and setup requirements.                    |
| **Quickstart** | `/pinecone:quickstart` | Interactive onboarding — create an index, upsert data, and query. |
| **Query**      | `/pinecone:query`      | Search integrated indexes using natural language.                 |
| **Assistant**  | `/pinecone:assistant`  | Create, upload, sync, and chat with Pinecone Assistants.          |
| **CLI**        | `/pinecone:cli`        | Guide for using the Pinecone CLI from the terminal.               |
| **MCP**        | `/pinecone:mcp`        | Reference for all Pinecone MCP server tools.                      |
| **Docs**       | `/pinecone:docs`       | Curated links to official Pinecone documentation.                 |

## 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](/guides/operations/mcp-server).

## Resources

* [GitHub repository](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin)
* [Pinecone MCP server guide](/guides/operations/mcp-server)
* [Claude Code documentation](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/quickstart)
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