pinecone-mcp

pinecone-mcp is an MCP server, listed under memory & vectors. It reaches pinecone. It needs PINECONE_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 72 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Connect your Pinecone projects to Cursor, Claude, and other AI assistants

Read from pinecone-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npm install -g @pinecone-database/mcp

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Ranked by services in common with pinecone-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does pinecone-mcp do?

Connect your Pinecone projects to Cursor, Claude, and other AI assistants

How do I install pinecone-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: npm install -g @pinecone-database/mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does pinecone-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches pinecone. The credentials we found in its source are PINECONE_API_KEY.

Which AI clients can use pinecone-mcp?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is pinecone-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 72 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.

What licence does pinecone-mcp use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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