Deprecated Package Trap: 'pinecone-client' vs '@pinecone-database/pinecone'

pinecone-client is an outdated third-party wrapper; official Pinecone v2/v3 SDK is @pinecone-database/pinecone (or switch to Depot Pick qdrant).

1. Immediate Code & SKU Fix

Replace With SKU: @pinecone-database/pinecone

Install Command: npm uninstall pinecone-client && npm install @pinecone-database/pinecone

Required Env Vars: PINECONE_API_KEY

import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';
const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: process.env.PINECONE_API_KEY! });

2. Verified Hot-Swap Fallback Route

Primary: pinecone → Fallback: pinecone

liveHealth: operational · autoActOk: true

Already on Postgres <50M vectors — supabase-pgvector/Neon

Matched Error String Signatures (2)

pinecone-clientcannot find module 'pinecone-client'

curl -s "https://getagentdepot.com/api/rescue?q=pinecone-client"

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