Pinecone MCP Server — Hosted for Any AI Agent
MCP Server language Hosted language PublicQuery, upsert, and manage vectors in your Pinecone indexes — AI-native vector database access for semantic search and RAG.
Use with AI AssistantsMCP
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client — then call tools directly
① Add This MCP Server
Paste into your AI client config — then all its tools are available instantly.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pinecone": {
"url": "https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-pinecone",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_AEROSTACK_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}Replace YOUR_AEROSTACK_TOKEN with your API token from the dashboard.
② Call a Tool
Ask your AI assistant to call a specific tool, or send raw JSON-RPC:
Natural Language Prompt
“Use the _ping tool to verify pinecone connectivity by listing indexes. used internally by aerostack to validate credentials”
Using a Workspace?
Add this MCP to your Workspace — your team shares one token, secrets are stored securely, and every AI agent in the workspace can call it without per-user setup.
description Overview
mcp-pinecone — Pinecone MCP Server
Query, upsert, and manage vectors in your Pinecone indexes from your AI agents.
Pinecone is the leading vector database for AI/ML applications — purpose-built for high-performance similarity search at scale. This MCP server gives your AI agents full access to your Pinecone indexes: querying vectors for semantic search and RAG, upserting embeddings, managing namespaces, and inspecting index statistics — all through natural language.
Live endpoint: https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-pinecone
What You Can Do
- Query vectors by embedding or ID for semantic search, recommendation, and RAG retrieval workflows
- Upsert embeddings with metadata to build and maintain your vector knowledge base
- Manage indexes — list, describe, and inspect statistics across all your Pinecone indexes
- Delete vectors by ID, metadata filter, or wipe entire namespaces for data lifecycle management
- Paginate through vector IDs and fetch full vectors by ID for auditing and debugging
Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_indexes |
List all indexes with status, dimension, metric, and host |
describe_index |
Get detailed info for a specific index (host, dimension, status) |
query |
Query vectors by embedding or ID with filters, topK, and metadata |
upsert |
Upsert vectors with IDs, values, and optional metadata |
fetch |
Fetch full vectors by their IDs |
delete_vectors |
Delete vectors by IDs, metadata filter, or delete all |
describe_stats |
Get index statistics — total vectors, per-namespace counts |
list_vectors |
List vector IDs in a namespace with pagination |
update_vector |
Update a vector's values or metadata by ID |
Configuration
| Variable | Required | Description | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|
PINECONE_API_KEY |
Yes | Your Pinecone API key | app.pinecone.io → API Keys → copy your key |
Quick Start
Add to Aerostack Workspace
- Go to aerostack.dev → Your Project → MCPs
- Search for "Pinecone" and click Add to Workspace
- Add
PINECONE_API_KEYunder Project → Secrets
Once added, every AI agent in your workspace can call Pinecone tools automatically — no per-user setup needed.
Example Prompts
"List all my Pinecone indexes and show their dimensions and status"
"Query my product-embeddings index for the top 5 vectors similar to this text embedding"
"Upsert these 3 document embeddings into the knowledge-base index with their source metadata"
"Show me the stats for my main index — how many vectors per namespace?"
Direct API Call
curl -X POST https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-pinecone \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Mcp-Secret-PINECONE-API-KEY: your-pinecone-api-key' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_indexes","arguments":{}}}'
License
MIT
terminal Tools (10)
Available tools on this MCP server. Each tool can be called directly from any AI agent.
_ping #1 Verify Pinecone connectivity by listing indexes. Used internally by Aerostack to validate credentials.
list_indexes #2 List all Pinecone indexes with their status, dimension, metric, and host
describe_index #3 Get detailed information about a specific Pinecone index including host, dimension, metric, pod type, and status
query #4 Query vectors by vector values or by ID. Returns the most similar vectors with optional metadata and values.
upsert #5 Upsert vectors into a Pinecone index. Each vector needs an id, values array, and optional metadata.
fetch #6 Fetch vectors by their IDs from a Pinecone index
delete_vectors #7 Delete vectors by IDs, by metadata filter, or delete all vectors in a namespace
describe_stats #8 Get index statistics including total vector count, dimension, and per-namespace counts
list_vectors #9 List vector IDs in a namespace with optional pagination. Returns IDs only, not values.
update_vector #10 Update a vector's values, metadata, or both by ID
Details
language Live Endpoint
https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-pinecone
Sub-50ms globally · Zero cold start
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Pinecone MCP server and what can it do? +
The Pinecone MCP server is hosted on Aerostack and exposes these tools to your AI agent: `_ping`, `list_indexes`, `describe_index`, `query`, `upsert`. You get one hosted URL — no self-hosting — that works from Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, VS Code, or any MCP-compatible client, and you can share it with your team or combine it with other MCP servers in a workspace.
Is the Pinecone MCP server hosted, or do I have to run it myself? +
It's hosted on Aerostack's edge infrastructure — you don't deploy or maintain anything. Add it to a workspace and you get one authenticated URL, with secrets encrypted, that any AI agent or editor can connect to. Use it solo or share the same URL across your whole team.
Which AI agents and editors can use the Pinecone MCP server? +
Any MCP client: Claude and Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, Windsurf, Cline, VS Code, and custom agents. Because it's one hosted URL, the same Pinecone MCP server works everywhere — and you can compose it with other MCP servers, skills, and functions behind a single workspace URL.
How do I install the Pinecone MCP server in Claude Desktop? +
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config (`claude_desktop_config.json`): ```json { "mcpServers": { "@aerostack/mcp-pinecone": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@aerostack/@aerostack/mcp-pinecone"] } } } ``` Then restart Claude Desktop and the tools will appear automatically.
How do I use the Pinecone MCP server in Cursor? +
In Cursor, open **Settings → MCP** and add: ```json { "name": "@aerostack/mcp-pinecone", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@aerostack/@aerostack/mcp-pinecone"] } ``` Save and reload Cursor. The MCP tools will be available in Agent mode.
Does Pinecone MCP require authentication? +
Yes. Pinecone requires authentication. Check the MCP's documentation for the required credentials.