Pinecone Assistant MCP Server
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This is an MCP server implementation designed to retrieve information from Pinecone Assistant. It allows users to easily integrate Pinecone Assistant with other applications.
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What is Pinecone Assistant MCP Server?
The Pinecone Assistant MCP Server is a server implementation that enables retrieval of information from Pinecone Assistant. It acts as a bridge between applications and Pinecone Assistant, facilitating seamless data access.
How to use Pinecone Assistant MCP Server?
The server can be used either by building a Docker image and running it with the necessary environment variables (Pinecone API key and Assistant host), or by building from source using Rust. It can also be integrated with Claude Desktop by adding the appropriate configuration.
Key features of Pinecone Assistant MCP Server
Retrieves information from Pinecone Assistant
Supports multiple results retrieval
Configurable number of results
Docker support
Source build option
Use cases of Pinecone Assistant MCP Server
Integrating Pinecone Assistant with Claude Desktop
Building custom applications that leverage Pinecone Assistant
Retrieving information from Pinecone Assistant programmatically
Enabling AI-powered search and retrieval
Augmenting LLMs with external knowledge
FAQ from Pinecone Assistant MCP Server
What is an MCP server?
What is an MCP server?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's a protocol that allows applications to retrieve information from external sources to augment the context of a language model.
What is Pinecone Assistant?
What is Pinecone Assistant?
Pinecone Assistant is a service that helps you build AI assistants that can answer questions, summarize text, and more.
How do I get a Pinecone API key?
How do I get a Pinecone API key?
You can obtain a Pinecone API key from the Pinecone Console.
How do I find my Pinecone Assistant API host?
How do I find my Pinecone Assistant API host?
After creating an Assistant in the Pinecone Console, you can find the host in the Assistant details page.
What environment variables are required to run the server?
What environment variables are required to run the server?
The PINECONE_API_KEY environment variable is required. The PINECONE_ASSISTANT_HOST environment variable is optional and defaults to https://prod-1-data.ke.pinecone.io.