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Overview of all available Pinecone skills and what a user needs to get started.
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Install
npx skills add pinecone-io/skills --skill pinecone-helpnpx skills add pinecone-io/skillsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. It’s useful for building semantic search, retrieval augmented generation, recommendation systems, and agentic applications.
Here’s everything you need to get started and a summary of all available skills.
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9 skills · 43 min
| Tool | What it enables | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Pinecone MCP server | Use Pinecone directly inside your AI agent/IDE without writing code | Setup guide (opens in a new tab) |
Pinecone CLI (pc) | Manage all index types from the terminal, batch operations, backups, CI/CD | brew tap pinecone-io/tap && brew install pinecone-io/tap/pinecone |
| uv | Run the packaged Python scripts included in these skills | Install uv (opens in a new tab) |
| Skill | What it does |
|---|---|
pinecone-quickstart | Step-by-step onboarding — create an index, upload data, and run your first search |
pinecone-query | Search integrated indexes using natural language text via the Pinecone MCP |
pinecone-cli | Use the Pinecone CLI (pc) for terminal-based index and vector management |
pinecone-assistant | Create, manage, and chat with Pinecone Assistants for document Q&A with citations |
pinecone-mcp | Reference for all Pinecone MCP server tools and their parameters |
pinecone-full-text-search | Build a full-text-search index — schema design, safe bulk ingestion, and query construction (text / query_string / dense / sparse scoring with text-match and metadata filters). Document-schema API (2026-07); requires pinecone Python SDK ≥ 10.0.0. |
pinecone-docs | Curated links to official Pinecone documentation, organized by topic |
pinecone-n8n | Build n8n workflows with the Pinecone Assistant node or Pinecone Vector Store node, including best practices and full workflow JSON generation |
Just getting started? → pinecone-quickstart
Want to search an index you already have?
pinecone-query (uses MCP)pinecone-cliWorking with documents and Q&A? → pinecone-assistant
Building a full-text search index (BM25-style keyword/phrase matching, optionally combined with dense or sparse vectors)? → pinecone-full-text-search (document-schema API, needs pinecone Python SDK ≥ 10.0.0)
Building an n8n workflow with Pinecone (RAG pipeline, chat with docs)? → pinecone-n8n
Need to manage indexes, bulk upload vectors, or automate workflows? → pinecone-cli
Looking up API parameters or SDK usage? → pinecone-docs
Need to understand what MCP tools are available? → pinecone-mcp
Overview 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 Pinecone, or what they need to set up before using any Pinecone skill.
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