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MCP Server Retrieval & Memory

Pinecone MCP

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the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Pinecone, the managed vector database company, publishes and maintains this server for its customers.

W2 What

An official MCP server that lets an AI assistant search Pinecone documentation, create indexes with integrated inference, and upsert, search, and rerank vector records.

W3 Where

Runs locally via npx or uvx, or is configured as a remote MCP endpoint tied to a Pinecone account.

W4 When

Released by Pinecone in 2025 as part of its push to support AI coding assistants and agent workflows.

W5 Why

Lets agents build and query retrieval augmented generation pipelines directly against a production vector index without custom glue code.

W6 With

Requires an MCP client and a Pinecone API key with access to the target project and indexes.

W7 Watch

Official Pinecone repository, Apache 2.0 license, can create indexes and write or delete vector records so it can modify data, available both as a local process and hosted.

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