> ## 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.

# Pinecone documentation

> Pinecone is the vector database for AI agents and applications, built for semantic search, knowledge retrieval, and long-term memory at scale.

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## Get started

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  <Card title="Database quickstart" icon="database" href="/guides/get-started/quickstart">
    Build semantic search and knowledge retrieval into your agent or app
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assistant quickstart" icon="comments" href="/guides/assistant/quickstart/sdk-quickstart">
    Create an AI assistant that answers questions about your proprietary data
  </Card>

  <Card title="Marketplace quickstart" icon="store" href="/guides/marketplace/quickstart">
    Publish a no-code knowledge app from a template (public preview)
  </Card>
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## Build

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  <Card title="IDEs & CLIs" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/guides/get-started/ai-coding-tools">
    Use Pinecone with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and other agentic tools
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP server" icon="server" href="/guides/operations/mcp-server">
    Connect any MCP-compatible agent to Pinecone for search and index management
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="code-simple" href="/reference">
    Comprehensive details about the Pinecone APIs, SDKs, and architecture
  </Card>

  <Card title="Examples" icon="grid-round" iconType="solid" href="/examples">
    Notebooks and sample apps with common AI patterns
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  <Card title="Integrations" icon="link-simple" href="/integrations/overview">
    Third-party integrations for LangChain, LlamaIndex, and more
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  <Card title="Releases" icon="party-horn" href="/release-notes">
    What's new in Pinecone
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