# Agentic IDEs and CLIs

Pinecone provides official plugins, extensions, and agent skills for agentic IDEs and CLIs. Use the Pinecone [MCP server](/guides/operations-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](/guides/cli-quickstart) (`pc`) lets you manage indexes, namespaces, and records without an agent in the loop.

## Choose your tool

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:::card{title="Claude Code Plugin" href="/guides/connect-an-integration-claude-code" icon="plug"}
Official Pinecone plugin for Claude Code with skills, MCP tools, and slash commands.
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:::card{title="Gemini CLI Extension" href="/guides/connect-an-integration-gemini-cli" icon="terminal"}
Official Pinecone extension for Gemini CLI with skills and MCP tools.
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:::card{title="Cursor Plugin" href="/guides/connect-an-integration-cursor" icon="plug"}
Official Pinecone plugin for Cursor with skills, MCP tools, and slash commands.
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:::card{title="Agent Skills" href="/guides/connect-an-integration-agent-skills" icon="layer-group"}
Universal skills library for GitHub Copilot, Codex, and other agentic IDEs.
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:::card{title="MCP Server" href="/guides/operations-mcp-server" icon="server"}
Connect any MCP-compatible client to Pinecone for index management and search.
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:::card{title="Pinecone CLI" href="/guides/cli-quickstart" icon="rectangle-terminal"}
Direct terminal access to Pinecone — manage indexes, namespaces, and records with `pc` commands.
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## Which tool should I use?

| If you use...                                                                                                     | Install...                                                                    | Command                                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)                                                                             | [Pinecone plugin for Claude Code](/guides/connect-an-integration-claude-code) | `claude plugin install pinecone`                                                |
| [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli)                                                         | [Pinecone Gemini CLI extension](/guides/connect-an-integration-gemini-cli)    | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/pinecone-io/gemini-cli-extension` |
| [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/)                                                                                 | [Pinecone Cursor plugin](/guides/connect-an-integration-cursor)               | `/add-plugin pinecone`                                                          |
| [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot), [Codex](https://chatgpt.com/codex), or another agentic IDE | [Pinecone Agent Skills](/guides/connect-an-integration-agent-skills)          | `npx skills add pinecone-io/skills`                                             |
| Claude Desktop, Antigravity, or another MCP client                                                                | [Pinecone MCP server](/guides/operations-mcp-server)                          | See [MCP server setup](/guides/operations-mcp-server)                           |
| Your terminal directly (no agent)                                                                                 | [Pinecone CLI](/guides/cli-quickstart)                                        | `brew install pinecone-io/tap/pinecone`                                         |

All tools require a [Pinecone API key](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/keys). Sign up for a free account at [app.pinecone.io](https://app.pinecone.io).

## 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.                                                                                                             |
| **full-text-search** | Create, ingest into, and query a Pinecone full-text-search (FTS) index.                                                                                                          |
| **n8n**              | Build [n8n](/guides/connect-an-integration-n8n) workflows with the Pinecone Assistant node or Pinecone Vector Store, including best practices and full workflow JSON generation. |
| **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.                                                                                                                         |

In addition, the [Pinecone MCP server](/guides/operations-mcp-server) provides tools for listing indexes, creating indexes, upserting records, searching, reranking, and more.

## Related pages

- [Agent Skills](./connect-an-integration-agent-skills.md)
- [Claude Code Plugin](./connect-an-integration-claude-code.md)
- [Cursor Plugin](./connect-an-integration-cursor.md)
- [Gemini CLI Extension](./connect-an-integration-gemini-cli.md)

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