How do I install the Railway skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add etanhey/railway in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Railway safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Railway?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Railway free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Railway?

EtanHey (@etanhey) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Railway by etanhey — Agent Skill

Name: Railway
Author: EtanHey

Railway

Deploy and manage the golems cloud-worker on Railway. Use when deploying backend changes, checking logs, managing env vars, or restarting services. Wraps `railway` CLI. Covers railway, deploy, cloud-worker, redeploy, logs, variables. NOT for: Vercel deployments, frontend, Supabase.

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File contents

Railway Operations

Manages the golems cloud-worker service on Railway. The cloud-worker runs email poller, job scraper, briefing, and soltome learner.

Working Directory

Railway CLI commands can be run directly — no cd required. The railway CLI uses the linked project config, not the working directory.

If you do get a "Could not find root directory" error, it means railway link has not been run yet for this project.

Project Info

Key	Value
Project	`helpful-empathy`
Service	`golems`
Environment	`production`
Entry point	`bun run src/cloud-worker.ts`
Health check	`/health`

Quick Actions

What you want to do	Workflow
Deploy latest code	workflows/deploy.md
Check logs	workflows/logs.md
Manage env vars	workflows/variables.md
Restart without rebuilding	workflows/restart.md
Check status	workflows/status.md

When to Deploy

Deploy to Railway after merging PRs that change:

packages/services/src/cloud-worker.ts (schedules, worker config)
packages/shared/src/email/ (email processing)
packages/jobs/src/ (job scraping)
packages/shared/src/lib/cloud-llm.ts (Haiku backend)
railway.json

Do NOT forget to deploy after backend PRs merge. Use the CLI — no "manual redeploy" needed.

Frequently asked questions