How to integrate Pinecone MCP with Hermes

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Introduction

Hermes is a 24/7 autonomous agent that lives on your computer or server — it remembers what it learns and evolves as your usage grows.

This guide explains the easiest and most robust way to connect your Pinecone account to Hermes. You can do this through either Composio Connect CLI or Composio Connect MCP. For personal use we recommend the CLI, but you won't go wrong with MCP either.

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What is Composio Connect?

Composio Connect is a consumer offering that lets anyone plug 1,000+ applications directly into their agent harness — including Hermes. It can:

  • Search and load tools from relevant toolkits on-demand, reducing context usage.
  • Chain multiple tools to accomplish complex workflows via a remote workbench, without excessive back-and-forth with the LLM.
  • Manage app authentication end-to-end with zero manual overhead.

Integrating Pinecone with Hermes

Using Composio Connect CLI

1. Install the Composio CLI

Run the install script directly, or paste https://composio.dev/hermes into your Hermes chat box to have it installed for you.

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curl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash
Hermes authenticating with Composio

2. Authenticate

Once the CLI is installed, ask Hermes to authenticate with Composio.

3. Connect to Pinecone

Ask your agent to connect to Pinecone, or simply request any Pinecone-related task. Hermes will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

4. Done. You're all set with a new Pinecone connection.

Using Composio Connect MCP

1. Get your MCP URL and API Key

Go to dashboard.composio.dev and copy your Connect MCP URL and API key.

Copy MCP URL and API key from Composio dashboard

What is the Pinecone MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Pinecone MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Pinecone account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Pinecone operations on your behalf.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Cancel Bulk ImportTool to cancel a bulk import operation in Pinecone.
Configure IndexTool to configure an existing Pinecone index, including pod type, replicas, deletion protection, and tags.
Create BackupTool to create a backup of a Pinecone index for disaster recovery and version control.
Create IndexTool to create a Pinecone index with specified configuration.
Create Index with Embedding ModelTool to create a Pinecone index with integrated embedding model for automatic vectorization.
Create Index from BackupTool to create an index from a backup.
Create NamespaceTool to create a namespace within a serverless Pinecone index.
Delete IndexTool to permanently delete a Pinecone index.
Delete NamespaceTool to permanently delete a namespace from a serverless index.
Describe BackupTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific backup.
Describe Bulk ImportTool to describe a specific bulk import operation in Pinecone.
Describe Index StatsTool to get index statistics including vector count per namespace, dimensions, and fullness.
Describe Restore JobTool to get detailed information about a specific restore job in Pinecone.
Generate EmbeddingsTool to generate vector embeddings for input text using Pinecone's hosted embedding models.
Get Model InformationTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific model hosted by Pinecone.
List Bulk ImportsTool to list all recent and ongoing bulk import operations in Pinecone.
List CollectionsTool to list all collections in a Pinecone project (pod-based indexes only).
List Index BackupsTool to list all backups for a specific Pinecone index.
List IndexesTool to list all indexes in a Pinecone project.
List Available ModelsTool to list all available embedding and reranking models hosted by Pinecone.
List NamespacesTool to list all namespaces in a serverless Pinecone index.
List Project BackupsTool to list all backups for indexes in a Pinecone project.
List Restore JobsTool to list all restore jobs for a project with pagination support.
List VectorsTool to list vector IDs in a Pinecone serverless index.
Query VectorsTool to perform semantic search within a Pinecone index using a query vector.
Rerank DocumentsTool to rerank documents by semantic relevance to a query.
Search Records in NamespaceTool to search records within a Pinecone namespace using text, vector, or ID query.
Start Bulk ImportTool to start an asynchronous bulk import of vectors from object storage (S3, GCS, or Azure Blob Storage) into a Pinecone index.
Update VectorTool to update a vector in Pinecone by ID.
Upsert Records to NamespaceTool to upsert text records into a Pinecone namespace.

Way Forward

With Pinecone connected, Hermes can now act on your behalf whenever it detects a relevant task or you ask it to.

From here, you can extend Hermes further:

  • Connect more apps: Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear, and hundreds of others are available through the same Composio Connect setup. Each new integration compounds what Hermes can do for you.
  • Build workflows across tools: Once multiple apps are connected, Hermes can chain actions together — turn an email into a calendar invite, a Slack message into a Linear ticket, or a meeting note into a follow-up draft.
  • Let it learn your patterns: The more you use Hermes, the better it gets at anticipating how you'd handle recurring tasks. Give it feedback on drafts and decisions, and it will adapt.

If you run into trouble or want to share what you've built, join the community or check out the Docs for deeper configuration options.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Pinecone MCP?

With a standalone Pinecone MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Pinecone tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Pinecone and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Hermes?

Yes, you can. Hermes fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Pinecone tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Pinecone while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Pinecone scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Pinecone data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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