Pinecone MCP Guide

Name: Pinecone MCP
Author: Pinecone

Manage Pinecone vector databases. Upsert, query, and delete vectors for semantic search and RAG.

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Quick Start

Install

npx @mcp/pinecone

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pinecone-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@mcp/pinecone"
      ]
    }
  }
}

upsert_vectors

Upsert vector embeddings

query_vectors

Query for similar vectors

manage_indexes

Create and manage indexes

Pinecone MCP requires the following permissions. Review the risk levels before granting access.

Permission	Description	Risk
`pinecone.read`	Read vector data	low
`pinecone.write`	Write and delete vectors	medium