Guide for using the Pinecone CLI (pc) to manage Pinecone resources from the terminal. The CLI supports ALL index types (standard, integrated, sparse) and all vector operations — unlike the MCP which only supports integrated indexes. Use for batch operations, vector management, backups, namespaces, CI/CD automation, and full control over Pinecone resources.
Install
npx skills add pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin --skill pinecone:clinpx skills add pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin --skill pinecone:cli -a claude-code -gnpx skills add pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin --skill pinecone:cli -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin.git --path skills/cligh skill install pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin pinecone:cligit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin /tmp/pinecone-io__pinecone-claude-code-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/pinecone-io__pinecone-claude-code-plugin/skills/cli ~/.claude/skills/pinecone:cli # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/pinecone-io__pinecone-claude-code-plugin/skills/cli ~/.agents/skills/pinecone:cli # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode