Claude Code Plugin

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

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.

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

• A Pinecone API key
• Node.js installed (npx must be on your PATH)
• uv installed (required for assistant commands)
• Pinecone CLI installed (optional, for advanced operations)

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.

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.

Resources

• GitHub repository
• Pinecone MCP server guide
• Claude Code documentation