diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 57ed758a..96a315d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     needs: unit-tests
 
+  testing-install:
+    uses: './.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml'
+    secrets: inherit
+
   package:
     name: Check packaging
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
index 1afb21b2..4b051ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@ name: Installation Tests
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  test-install:
+  install:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      max-parallel: 3
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python: [3.9]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -32,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m build --sdist --wheel
 
       - name: Install from built artifacts
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Use the wheel if it's pure-python; fallback to sdist otherwise
           pip install dist/*.whl || pip install dist/*.tar.gz
 
       - name: Verify import & version
@@ -41,4 +45,81 @@ jobs:
           python - <<EOF
           import pinecone
           print("Imported OK, version:", pinecone.__version__)
+          from pinecone import Pinecone
           EOF
+
+      - name: Check a few basic functions
+        run: |
+          python - <<EOF
+          from pinecone import Pinecone
+
+          pc = Pinecone()
+          print("Indexes:", pc.list_indexes())
+          print("Collections:", pc.list_collections())
+          print("Backups:", pc.list_backups())
+          print("Assistants:", pc.assistant.list_assistants())
+          print("Inference Models:", pc.inference.list_models())
+          EOF
+        env:
+          PINECONE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PINECONE_API_KEY }}
+          PINECONE_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS: ${{ vars.PINECONE_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS }}
+
+  install-windows:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 3
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest]
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
+
+      - name: Build sdist & wheel
+        run: python -m build --sdist --wheel
+
+      - name: Install from built artifacts
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $wheels = Get-ChildItem -Path "dist" -Filter "*.whl"
+          $sdists = Get-ChildItem -Path "dist" -Filter "*.tar.gz"
+          if ($wheels) {
+              pip install $wheels[0].FullName
+          }
+          elseif ($sdists) {
+              pip install $sdists[0].FullName
+          }
+          else {
+              throw "No wheel or sdist found in dist/"
+          }
+
+      - name: Verify import & version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          python -c "import pinecone; print('Imported OK, version:', pinecone.__version__)"
+
+      - name: Check a few basic functions
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          python -c "
+          from pinecone import Pinecone
+          pc = Pinecone()
+          print('Indexes:', pc.list_indexes())
+          print('Collections:', pc.list_collections())
+          print('Backups:', pc.list_backups())
+          print('Assistants:', pc.assistant.list_assistants())
+          print('Inference Models:', pc.inference.list_models())
+          "
+        env:
+          PINECONE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PINECONE_API_KEY }}
+          PINECONE_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS: ${{ vars.PINECONE_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS }}
diff --git a/pinecone/scripts/repl.py b/pinecone/scripts/repl.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fb4058a..00000000
--- a/pinecone/scripts/repl.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import code
-import logging
-from pinecone.utils.repr_overrides import setup_readline_history
-
-
-def setup_logging():
-    # Create a custom formatter
-    formatter = logging.Formatter(
-        fmt="%(asctime)s | %(levelname)-8s | %(message)s", datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-    )
-
-    # Create and configure the console handler
-    console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-    console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-    # Configure the root logger
-    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
-    root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-    root_logger.addHandler(console_handler)
-
-    return root_logger
-
-
-def main():
-    # Set up logging
-    logger = setup_logging()
-    logger.info("Initializing environment...")
-
-    # Set up readline history
-    setup_readline_history()
-
-    # You can add any setup code here, such as:
-    # - Setting environment variables
-    # - Importing commonly used modules
-    # - Loading configuration files
-
-    # Start the interactive REPL
-    banner = """
-    Welcome to the custom Python REPL!
-    Your initialization steps have been completed.
-    """
-
-    # Create a custom namespace with any pre-loaded variables
-    namespace = {
-        "__name__": "__main__",
-        "__doc__": None,
-        "logger": logger,  # Make logger available in REPL
-        # Add any other variables you want to have available in the REPL
-    }
-
-    # Start the interactive console
-    code.interact(banner=banner, local=namespace)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/pinecone/utils/repr_overrides.py b/pinecone/utils/repr_overrides.py
index ce13e487..88860518 100644
--- a/pinecone/utils/repr_overrides.py
+++ b/pinecone/utils/repr_overrides.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
-import readline
-import os
-import atexit
 
 
 def custom_serializer(obj):
@@ -23,23 +20,3 @@ def install_json_repr_override(klass):
     klass.__repr__ = lambda self: json.dumps(
         self.to_dict(), indent=4, sort_keys=False, default=custom_serializer
     )
-
-
-def setup_readline_history():
-    """Setup readline history for the custom REPL."""
-    # Create .pinecone directory in user's home if it doesn't exist
-    history_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.pinecone")
-    os.makedirs(history_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-    # Set up history file
-    history_file = os.path.join(history_dir, "repl_history")
-
-    # Load history if it exists
-    if os.path.exists(history_file):
-        readline.read_history_file(history_file)
-
-    # Set history size
-    readline.set_history_length(1000)
-
-    # Save history on exit
-    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history_file)
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 823ed4af..0d4618a0 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1990,4 +1990,4 @@ grpc = ["googleapis-common-protos", "grpcio", "grpcio", "grpcio", "lz4", "protob
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "cc8b764abfc3d9ba774410ef118817c736c3c74a2bfa7f9f32a462628d804739"
+content-hash = "6ec34aecf5d783b447124d4fbb752bff5321c1ba70a90e55734000f8f725d85d"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 098c423d..8ca2b635 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pinecone-plugin-interface = "^0.0.7"
 python-dateutil = ">=2.5.3"
 aiohttp = { version = ">=3.9.0", optional = true }
 aiohttp-retry = { version = "^2.9.1", optional = true }
+pinecone-plugin-assistant = "^1.6.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.types]
 optional = true
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ urllib3_mock = "0.3.3"
 responses = ">=0.8.1"
 ruff = "^0.9.3"
 beautifulsoup4 = "^4.13.3"
-pinecone-plugin-assistant = "^1.6.0"
 vprof = "^0.38"
 tuna = "^0.5.11"
 python-dotenv = "^1.1.0"