pinecone-cli
Pinecone CLI (pc)
Manage Pinecone from the terminal. The CLI is especially valuable for vector operations across all index types — something the MCP currently can't do.
CLI vs MCP
| CLI | MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Index types | All (standard, integrated, sparse) | Integrated only |
| Vector ops (upsert, query, fetch, update, delete) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Text search on integrated indexes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backups, namespaces, org/project mgmt | ✅ | ❌ |
| CI/CD / scripting | ✅ | ❌ |
Setup
Install (macOS)
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