railway — Agent Skill
by railwayapp · Updated
Deploy and manage apps, databases, and infrastructure on Railway. Covers project setup, deploys, environment configuration, networking, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
At a glance
railway is an Agent Skill by railwayapp in the Automation & Workflow category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install railway@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 338 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).
How to install railway in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install railway in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install railway@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install railway in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install railway in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Convert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/railway.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install railway in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Reference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install railway in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install railway in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install railway in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-skills.gitFind the skill
It lives in railway-skills/plugins/railway — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMERailway
Deploy, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot apps and infrastructure on Railway from your coding agent.
What's included
- `use-railway` skill: routes Railway requests to the right workflow:
creating projects and services, deploying code, configuring environments, variables, and domains, provisioning databases and buckets, reading logs and metrics, and debugging failed builds or deployments.
- Railway MCP server: Railway's hosted MCP server at
https://mcp.railway.com, authenticated with your Railway account over OAuth.
Getting started
- Install the plugin.
- Connect your Railway account when prompted. If you don't have one, sign-in
creates it.
- Try a starter prompt:
- "Deploy this app to Railway"
- "Check the Railway status for this project"
- "Debug my latest failed Railway deployment"
Optional: Railway CLI
The hosted MCP server covers most platform operations without any local install. For workflows that need your local machine, such as deploying the current directory, SSH, or database analysis scripts, install the Railway CLI:
curl -fsSL agents.railway.com | shMore Automation & Workflow skills
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