diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 27d3dbf..7d5a359 100644
--- a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pinecone",
   "description": "Pinecone vector database integration for Cursor. Create and manage indexes, upsert data, and run semantic searches via the Pinecone MCP server. Build document Q&A assistants with citations, or get started fast with /pinecone-quickstart. Great for semantic search, RAG, and agentic AI apps.",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "author": {
     "name": "Pinecone"
   },
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/chat.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/chat.py
index 637f858..eacfb43 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/chat.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/chat.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 from rich.panel import Panel
 from rich.table import Table
 from pinecone import Pinecone
-from pinecone_plugins.assistant.models.chat import Message
+from pinecone.models.assistant import Message
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 console = Console()
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ def main(
     try:
         # Initialize Pinecone client
         pc = Pinecone(api_key=api_key,source_tag="cursor_plugin:assistant")
-        asst = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=assistant)
 
         # Create message
         user_msg = Message(role="user", content=message)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def main(
 
         # Get response
         with console.status("[bold blue]Thinking...[/bold blue]"):
-            response = asst.chat(messages=[user_msg], stream=False)
+            response = pc.assistants.chat(assistant_name=assistant, messages=[user_msg], stream=False)
 
         answer_content = response.message.content
         citations = response.citations if hasattr(response, 'citations') else []
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/context.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/context.py
index 438c13f..3443ac5 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/context.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/context.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 from rich.table import Table
 from rich.text import Text
 from pinecone import Pinecone
+from pinecone.models.assistant import TextSnippet
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 console = Console()
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ def main(
     try:
         # Initialize Pinecone client
         pc = Pinecone(api_key=api_key, source_tag="cursor_plugin:assistant")
-        asst = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=assistant)
 
         # Display query
         if not json:
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ def main(
 
         # Retrieve context
         with console.status("[bold blue]Searching knowledge base...[/bold blue]", spinner="dots"):
-            response = asst.context(query=query, top_k=top_k, snippet_size=snippet_size)
+            response = pc.assistants.context(
+                assistant_name=assistant, query=query, top_k=top_k, snippet_size=snippet_size
+            )
 
         # Get snippets from response
         snippets = response.snippets if hasattr(response, 'snippets') else []
@@ -83,7 +86,10 @@ def main(
                     "pages": pages,
                     "content": getattr(snippet, 'content', ''),
                     "score": getattr(snippet, 'score', 0.0),
-                    "type": getattr(snippet, 'type', 'text'),
+                    # SDK 9 encodes the snippet kind as a msgspec tag, not an
+                    # instance attribute, so getattr(snippet, 'type') silently
+                    # returned the default for every snippet.
+                    "type": "text" if isinstance(snippet, TextSnippet) else "multimodal",
                 })
             print(json_module.dumps({"snippets": results, "count": len(results)}, indent=2))
         else:
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/create.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/create.py
index 724aa1c..876f6d1 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/create.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/create.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/list.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/list.py
index c48c06b..8b545ee 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/list.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/list.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
     PINECONE_API_KEY: Required Pinecone API key
 
 Output:
-    Formatted table or JSON list of assistants with name, region, status, and host
+    Formatted table or JSON list of assistants with name, status, and host
     Optionally include files for each assistant with --files flag
 """
 
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ def main(
             for asst in assistants:
                 asst_data = {
                     "name": asst.name,
-                    "region": getattr(asst, 'region', 'unknown'),
                     "status": asst.status,
                     "host": getattr(asst, 'host', ''),
                 }
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ def main(
                 if files:
                     # Get files for this assistant
                     try:
-                        assistant_instance = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=asst.name)
-                        file_list = assistant_instance.list_files()
+                        # Models from list_assistants() carry a client back-reference,
+                        # so list_files() works on them directly and returns a list.
+                        # pc.assistants.list_files() returns a Paginator with no __len__.
+                        file_list = asst.list_files()
                         asst_data["files"] = [
                             {
                                 "name": f.name,
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ def main(
             # Assistants table
             table = Table(show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan")
             table.add_column("Name", style="green", width=30)
-            table.add_column("Region", style="blue", width=10)
             table.add_column("Status", style="yellow", width=15)
             if files:
                 table.add_column("Files", style="magenta", width=10)
@@ -116,14 +117,15 @@ def main(
 
             for asst in assistants:
                 name = asst.name
-                region = getattr(asst, 'region', 'unknown')
                 status = asst.status
                 host = getattr(asst, 'host', '')
 
-                # Color code status
-                if status == 'ready':
+                # Color code status. The API returns capitalized values
+                # ("Ready", "Initializing"), so compare case-insensitively.
+                status_key = (status or '').lower()
+                if status_key == 'ready':
                     status_display = f"[green]{status}[/green]"
-                elif status == 'indexing':
+                elif status_key in ('indexing', 'initializing'):
                     status_display = f"[yellow]{status}[/yellow]"
                 else:
                     status_display = status
@@ -131,15 +133,17 @@ def main(
                 if files:
                     # Get file count for this assistant
                     try:
-                        assistant_instance = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=asst.name)
-                        file_list = assistant_instance.list_files()
+                        # Models from list_assistants() carry a client back-reference,
+                        # so list_files() works on them directly and returns a list.
+                        # pc.assistants.list_files() returns a Paginator with no __len__.
+                        file_list = asst.list_files()
                         file_count = str(len(file_list))
                     except Exception:
                         file_count = "?"
 
-                    table.add_row(name, region, status_display, file_count, host)
+                    table.add_row(name, status_display, file_count, host)
                 else:
-                    table.add_row(name, region, status_display, host)
+                    table.add_row(name, status_display, host)
 
             console.print(table)
             console.print()
@@ -149,8 +153,10 @@ def main(
                 console.print("[bold]File Details:[/bold]\n")
                 for asst in assistants:
                     try:
-                        assistant_instance = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=asst.name)
-                        file_list = assistant_instance.list_files()
+                        # Models from list_assistants() carry a client back-reference,
+                        # so list_files() works on them directly and returns a list.
+                        # pc.assistants.list_files() returns a Paginator with no __len__.
+                        file_list = asst.list_files()
 
                         if file_list:
                             # Create a table for this assistant's files
@@ -165,11 +171,16 @@ def main(
                                 file_id = file_obj.id
                                 file_status = file_obj.status
 
-                                # Color code file status
-                                if file_status == 'available':
+                                # Color code file status. The API returns
+                                # capitalized values ("Available", "Processing",
+                                # "ProcessingFailed"), so normalize before comparing.
+                                fs_key = (file_status or '').lower()
+                                if fs_key == 'available':
                                     file_status_display = f"[green]{file_status}[/green]"
-                                elif file_status == 'processing':
+                                elif fs_key == 'processing':
                                     file_status_display = f"[yellow]{file_status}[/yellow]"
+                                elif 'failed' in fs_key:
+                                    file_status_display = f"[red]{file_status}[/red]"
                                 else:
                                     file_status_display = file_status
 
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/sync.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/sync.py
index 94c884f..ae9d29a 100644
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/sync.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/sync.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
@@ -119,7 +120,11 @@ def main(
     try:
         # Initialize Pinecone client
         pc = Pinecone(api_key=api_key, source_tag="cursor_plugin:assistant")
-        asst = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=assistant)
+        # describe() returns a model carrying a client back-reference, so the
+        # asst.list_files()/upload_file()/delete_file() calls below keep working.
+        # Its list_files() also materializes, unlike pc.assistants.list_files(),
+        # which returns a Paginator with no __len__.
+        asst = pc.assistants.describe(name=assistant)
 
         console.print(Panel(
             f"[bold cyan]Assistant:[/bold cyan] {assistant}\n"
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/upload.py b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/upload.py
index 57ec966..78e75c1 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/upload.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-assistant/scripts/upload.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 #   "rich>=13.0.0",
 # ]
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@ def main(
     try:
         # Initialize Pinecone client
         pc = Pinecone(api_key=api_key, source_tag="cursor_plugin:assistant")
-        asst = pc.assistant.Assistant(assistant_name=assistant)
 
         # Find files to upload
         console.print(f"\n[bold]Scanning for documentation files in:[/bold] {source}")
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ def main(
                     }
 
                     # Upload file
-                    asst.upload_file(
+                    pc.assistants.upload_file(
+                        assistant_name=assistant,
                         file_path=str(file_path),
                         metadata=metadata,
                         timeout=None,
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/SKILL.md b/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/SKILL.md
index d2ee3c5..63a7f79 100644
--- a/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/SKILL.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Create, ingest into, and query a Pinecone full-text-search (FTS) in
 
 # pinecone-full-text-search
 
-> **Requires `pinecone` Python SDK ≥ 9.0** (`pip install pinecone>=9.0`). The FTS document-schema API lives under `pinecone.preview` and is incomplete or absent in earlier SDK builds. The packaged helper scripts pin `pinecone==9.0.0` via PEP 723 inline metadata; if you're writing your own code against this skill, pin v9 explicitly. The wire API version is `2026-01.alpha`.
+> **Requires `pinecone` Python SDK ≥ 9.0** (`pip install pinecone>=9.0`). The FTS document-schema API lives under `pinecone.preview` and is incomplete or absent in earlier SDK builds. The packaged helper scripts pin `pinecone==9.1.0` via PEP 723 inline metadata; if you're writing your own code against this skill, pin v9 explicitly. The wire API version is `2026-01.alpha`.
 
 > **Authoritative reference (last resort).** If you hit a question this skill and its `references/*.md` files don't answer, the official Pinecone FTS docs are at <https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/search/full-text-search>. Prefer this skill's content for anything covered here — the docs may describe surfaces (e.g. classic vector API) that don't apply to the document-schema FTS path. Consult the link only when you're genuinely stuck.
 
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/scripts/ingest.py b/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/scripts/ingest.py
index 30f609b..210c3a1 100755
--- a/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/scripts/ingest.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-full-text-search/scripts/ingest.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
 #   "typer>=0.12",
-#   "pinecone==9.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 # ]
 # ///
 """Ingest a JSONL file into a Pinecone FTS index — safely.
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/quickstart_complete.py b/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/quickstart_complete.py
index 0404873..d19f4ae 100644
--- a/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/quickstart_complete.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/quickstart_complete.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 # ]
 # ///
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
 ]
 
 dense_index = pc.Index(index_name)
-dense_index.upsert_records("example-namespace", records)
+dense_index.upsert_records(namespace="example-namespace", records=records)
 
 # 3. Search records
 # The query uses different words than the records — semantic search finds meaning, not keywords.
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 
 print("Search results:")
 for hit in results["result"]["hits"]:
-    print(f"  id: {hit['_id']} | score: {round(hit['_score'], 2)} | text: {hit['fields']['chunk_text']}")
+    print(f"  id: {hit['id']} | score: {round(hit['score'], 2)} | text: {hit['fields']['chunk_text']}")
 
 # 4. Search with reranking
 reranked_results = dense_index.search(
@@ -71,4 +72,4 @@
 
 print("\nReranked results:")
 for hit in reranked_results["result"]["hits"]:
-    print(f"  id: {hit['_id']} | score: {round(hit['_score'], 2)} | text: {hit['fields']['chunk_text']}")
+    print(f"  id: {hit['id']} | score: {round(hit['score'], 2)} | text: {hit['fields']['chunk_text']}")
diff --git a/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/upsert.py b/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/upsert.py
index ac428ee..8dd59cc 100644
--- a/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/upsert.py
+++ b/skills/pinecone-quickstart/scripts/upsert.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # dependencies = [
-#   "pinecone>=8.0.0",
+#   "pinecone==9.1.0",
 #   "typer>=0.15.0",
 # ]
 # ///
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def main(
     ]
 
     idx = pc.Index(index)
-    idx.upsert_records(namespace, records)
+    idx.upsert_records(namespace=namespace, records=records)
     typer.echo(f"Upserted {len(records)} records into '{index}' (namespace: '{namespace}')")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":