# Claude Code Plugin

The official Pinecone plugin for [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/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

- **Built-in skills** for index management, semantic search, full-text 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](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/keys)
- [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) installed with access to the [official Anthropic marketplace](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins#official-anthropic-marketplace)
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed (`npx` must be on your `PATH`)
- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) installed (required for assistant commands)
- [Pinecone CLI](/guides/cli-quickstart) installed (optional, for advanced operations)

## Installation

::::steps
:::step{title="Set your API key"}
```shell theme={null}
export PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
```

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

:::step{title="Install the plugin"}
From your terminal:

```shell theme={null}
claude plugin install pinecone
```

Or from within Claude Code:

```text theme={null}
/plugin install pinecone
```
:::

:::step{title="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.                                                                                                                              |
| **Full-text search** | `/pinecone:full-text-search` | Create, ingest into, and query a Pinecone full-text-search (FTS) index.                                                                                                          |
| **n8n**              | `/pinecone: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**              | `/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)

## Related pages

- [Agentic IDEs and CLIs](./connect-an-integration-ai-coding-tools.md)
- [Agent Skills](./connect-an-integration-agent-skills.md)
- [Cursor Plugin](./connect-an-integration-cursor.md)
- [Gemini CLI Extension](./connect-an-integration-gemini-cli.md)

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