pinecone

How to start

1. Paste the command into Claude Code and press Enter.
2. Set PINECONE_API_KEY in your shell, then restart Claude Code.
3. Try it: type /join-discord.

What it adds

1 command · 9 skills · 1 hook · 1 MCP server

Commands Type it in Claude Code

• /join-discordOpens a link to join the Pinecone Discord, allowing users to learn from each other, contact the Pinecone team, and get help in our dedicated help channel.

Skills Claude loads these when the task fits

• pinecone:assistantCreate, manage, and chat with Pinecone Assistants for document Q&A with citations. Handles all assistant operations - create, upload, sync, chat, context retri…
• pinecone:cliGuide for using the Pinecone CLI (pc) to manage Pinecone resources from the terminal. The CLI supports ALL index types (standard, integrated, sparse) and all v…
• pinecone:docsCurated documentation reference for developers building with Pinecone. Contains links to official docs organized by topic and data format references. Use when…
• pinecone:full-text-searchCreate, ingest into, and query a Pinecone full-text-search (FTS) document index using the graduated document-schema API (Python SDK 10.0.0, API version 2026-07…
• pinecone:helpOverview of all available Pinecone skills and what a user needs to get started. Invoke when a user asks what skills are available, how to get started with Pine…
• pinecone:mcpReference for the Pinecone MCP server tools. Documents all available tools - list-indexes, describe-index, describe-index-stats, create-index-for-model, upsert…
• pinecone:n8nBuild n8n workflows using the Pinecone Assistant node or Pinecone Vector Store node. Use when building RAG pipelines, chat-with-docs workflows, configuring Pin…
• pinecone:queryQuery integrated indexes using text with Pinecone MCP. IMPORTANT - This skill ONLY works with integrated indexes (indexes with built-in Pinecone embedding mode…
• pinecone:quickstartInteractive Pinecone quickstart for new developers. Choose between two paths - Database (create an integrated index, upsert data, and query using Pinecone MCP…

Hooks Run on their own at these moments

• SessionStartWhen a session starts.

MCP servers Connections it sets up for you

• pineconeRuns locally with npx

Read from the plugin's own files in pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin, 26 Oct 2026.

What it needs

• PINECONE_API_KEYSet it in your shell before you start Claude Code. Secret: keep it out of your repo. Read by its pinecone MCP server.

Taken from the plugin's own MCP configuration.