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pinecone Skill

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Managed vector DB for production RAG and search. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent.

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Is this a fit?

Best for

Database workflows, Research, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions

Works with

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Setup

Copy skill directory

Project health

21 days ago · MIT license

Considerations

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What is pinecone Skill?

Managed vector DB for production RAG and search. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Trust signal
95/100
Maintenance signal
90/100
Adoption signal
100/100

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Key capabilities

  • Includes SKILL.md support
  • Reusable instructions support
  • Database workflows
  • Research
  • Database workflows use cases
  • Research use cases

Declared skill metadata

  • Declared author: Orchestra Research
  • Declared license: MIT
  • Source file: optional-skills/mlops/pinecone/SKILL.md

These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.

Compatibility and setup

Copy skill directory
  • Install or run with Copy skill directory

When to use pinecone Skill

  • Use it for database workflows.
  • Use it for research.

Built with

PythonCopy skill directory

Editorial notes

Source

  • Creator: NousResearch
  • Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
  • Skill file: optional-skills/mlops/pinecone/SKILL.md

What it does

Managed vector DB for production RAG and search.

Skill instructions

Pinecone - Managed Vector Database The vector database for production AI applications. When to use Pinecone Use when: - Need managed, serverless vector database - Production RAG applications - Auto-scaling required - Low latency critical (<100ms) - Don't want to manage infrastructure - Need hybrid search (dense + sparse vectors) Metrics: - Fully managed SaaS - Auto-scales to billions of vectors - p95 latency <100ms - 99.9% uptime SLA Use alternatives instead: - Chroma: Self-hosted, open-source - FAISS: Offline, pure similarity search - Weaviate: Self-hosted with more features Quick start Installation bash pip install pinecone Note: the old pinecone-client package is deprecated. Install pinecone (v5+; current 9.x). The import stays from pinecone import Pinecone. Basic usage python from pinecone import Pinecone, ServerlessSpec Initialize pc = Pinecone(apikey="your-api-key") Create index pc.createindex( name="my-index", dimension=1536, Must match embedding dimension metric="cosine", or "e

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Frequently asked questions

What is pinecone?

pinecone is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Managed vector DB for production RAG and search.

Who is pinecone best for?

pinecone is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, database workflows, research workflows.

How do I install pinecone?

Install or run pinecone using Copy skill directory. Check pinecone for the latest setup command.

Is pinecone actively maintained?

pinecone may need a closer maintenance check before production use.

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