diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 778ad5519..cce72c7a7 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
 
 # Update these with your Supabase details from your project settings > API and dashboard settings
-PINECONE_API_KEY=
-PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=
-PINECONE_INDEX_NAME=
+# Example Pinecone project: openai-trec-a1b2c3.svc.us-east1-gcp.pinecone.io
+PINECONE_API_KEY= #example: 0000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
+PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT= #example: us-east1-gcp
+PINECONE_INDEX_NAME= #example: openai-trec