Is the Pinecone CLI skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Pinecone CLI SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Pinecone CLI?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Pinecone CLI with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Pinecone CLI

Terminal-first Pinecone: raw vector ops, backups, namespaces the MCP can't touch.

by pinecone-io · pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · c90dbd1

Ships the exact `pc backup create -i/-n` and `pc index vector delete --all-vectors` syntax; a guess from general CLI conventions (binary name `pinecone`, `--index`/`--name` flags) gets both the binary and the flags wrong where this skill doesn't.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Pinecone CLI does

Reference guide for the Pinecone `pc` CLI covering index/vector CRUD, namespaces, backups, and CI/CD scripting. Triggers when a user wants batch vector operations, raw-vector queries, backup/restore, or automation that the Pinecone MCP (integrated-index-only) can't do.

How to install Pinecone CLI

git clone https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin
cd pinecone-claude-code-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/cli ~/.claude/skills/pinecone-cli

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Pinecone CLI

/pinecone-cli Terminal-first Pinecone: raw vector ops, backups, namespaces the MCP can't touch.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Show me the commands to back up my Pinecone index before migrating.
I need to bulk delete all vectors in a Pinecone namespace via CLI.
How do I automate Pinecone index creation in our CI/CD pipeline?

Frequently asked questions

Is the Pinecone CLI skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from pinecone-io/pinecone-claude-code-plugin. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Pinecone CLI work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ships the exact `pc backup create -i/-n` and `pc index vector delete --all-vectors` syntax; a guess from general CLI conventions (binary name `pinecone`, `--index`/`--name` flags) gets both the binary and the flags wrong where this skill doesn't.
What is the Pinecone CLI SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Pinecone CLI?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Pinecone CLI with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.