How do I install the Railway skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add melvynx/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?

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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?

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

Railway by melvynx — Agent Skill

Name: Railway
Author: melvynx

File contents

railway

Setup

npm i -g @railway/cli

Verify installation:

railway --version

Always use --json flag when calling commands programmatically (where supported).

Authentication

railway login

Check auth status:

railway whoami

Resources

Projects

Command	Description
`railway init`	Create a new Railway project
`railway link`	Link current directory to an existing project
`railway unlink`	Unlink current directory from a project
`railway status`	Show current project and environment status

Deployments

Command	Description
`railway up`	Deploy current directory
`railway deploy`	Deploy with build logs
`railway logs`	View deployment logs
`railway logs --follow`	Stream deployment logs

Variables

Command	Description
`railway variables`	List all environment variables
`railway variables set KEY=value`	Set an environment variable
`railway variables delete KEY`	Delete an environment variable

Services

Command	Description
`railway service`	Select a service in the current project
`railway domain`	Generate or show a service domain

Run

Command	Description
`railway run <command>`	Run a command with Railway environment variables injected
`railway shell`	Open a shell with Railway environment variables

Global Flags

Flag	Description
`--json`	Output result as JSON
`--environment <name>`	Specify environment
`--service <name>`	Specify service

---name: railwaydescription: Deploy and manage Railway services via CLI - projects, services, deployments, variables, volumes. Use when user mentions 'railway', 'railway deploy', or wants to deploy on Railway.---# railway## Setup```bashnpm i -g @railway/cli```Verify installation:```bashrailway --version```Always use `--json` flag when calling commands programmatically (where supported).## Authentication```bashrailway login```Check auth status:```bashrailway whoami```## Resources### Projects| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `railway init` | Create a new Railway project || `railway link` | Link current directory to an existing project || `railway unlink` | Unlink current directory from a project || `railway status` | Show current project and environment status |### Deployments| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `railway up` | Deploy current directory || `railway deploy` | Deploy with build logs || `railway logs` | View deployment logs || `railway logs --follow` | Stream deployment logs |### Variables| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `railway variables` | List all environment variables || `railway variables set KEY=value` | Set an environment variable || `railway variables delete KEY` | Delete an environment variable |### Services| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `railway service` | Select a service in the current project || `railway domain` | Generate or show a service domain |### Run| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `railway run <command>` | Run a command with Railway environment variables injected || `railway shell` | Open a shell with Railway environment variables |## Global Flags| Flag | Description ||------|-------------|| `--json` | Output result as JSON || `--environment <name>` | Specify environment || `--service <name>` | Specify service |

Frequently asked questions

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