railway — community railway, community, ide skills, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

v1.0.0
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About this Skill

Perfect for Cloud Deployment Agents needing streamlined project management on the Railway cloud platform. ❶ One is a new React framework - target web and native with a single Vite plugin and fully shared code, so you can ship cross-platform nearly as easy as single-platform.

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Updated: 3/5/2026

Agent Capability Analysis

The railway skill by onejs is an open-source community AI agent skill for Claude Code and other IDE workflows, helping agents execute tasks with better context, repeatability, and domain-specific guidance.

Ideal Agent Persona

Perfect for Cloud Deployment Agents needing streamlined project management on the Railway cloud platform.

Core Value

Empowers agents to deploy and manage Railway projects using the Railway CLI, with features like browser-based login, headless/SSH environment support, and environment variables for CI/CD, including RAILWAY_TOKEN for project token management.

↓ Capabilities Granted for railway

Deploying projects to the Railway cloud platform
Managing project tokens with RAILWAY_TOKEN
Automating login and logout processes for headless environments

! Prerequisites & Limits

  • Requires Railway account and project setup
  • Dependent on brew or npm for installation
  • Limited to Railway cloud platform projects
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Install railway, an AI agent skill for AI agent workflows and automation. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf with one-command setup.

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Railway CLI

Deploy and manage Railway cloud platform projects.

Installation

bash
1brew install railway
2# or: npm i -g @railway/cli
3# or: bash <(curl -fsSL cli.new)

Authentication

bash
1railway login              # Browser-based login
2railway login --browserless  # For headless/SSH environments (prints pairing code)
3railway logout             # Disconnect from account

Environment Variables for CI/CD:

  • RAILWAY_TOKEN - Project token (deploy, redeploy, logs only)
  • RAILWAY_API_TOKEN - Account token (full access including init, link)

Project Management

bash
1railway init               # Create new project
2railway link               # Link current directory to existing project/environment
3railway service            # Link to specific service in project
4railway environment        # Switch linked environment (default: production)

Deployment

bash
1railway up                 # Deploy with build logs
2railway up --detach        # Deploy and return immediately (no logs)
3railway redeploy           # Redeploy current service

Local Development

bash
1railway run <cmd>          # Run command locally with Railway env vars
2railway run npm start      # Example: start dev server with Railway vars
3railway shell              # Open shell with Railway environment loaded

Logs & Debugging

bash
1railway logs               # View service logs
2railway ssh                # SSH into running service
3railway ssh -- ls          # Execute single command via SSH

SSH with specific target:

bash
1railway ssh --project=<ID> --environment=<ID> --service=<ID>

Database & Services

bash
1railway add                # Provision database (Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB)

Common Workflows

Deploy a new project

bash
1railway login
2railway init
3railway up
bash
1railway login
2railway link
3railway up

Run local dev with production database

bash
1railway link
2railway run npm run dev

View logs for debugging

bash
1railway logs
2# or SSH in for interactive debugging
3railway ssh

User Invocation

  • /railway - Show status and common commands
  • /railway deploy - Deploy current directory
  • /railway logs - View service logs
  • /railway ssh - Connect to service

Agent Response Protocol

For /railway or /railway status:

  1. Check if logged in: railway whoami
  2. Check linked project: railway status
  3. Report current state and suggest next actions

For /railway deploy:

  1. Verify logged in and linked
  2. Run railway up and report results
  3. On failure, suggest fixes

For /railway logs:

  1. Run railway logs (add --help to see filtering options)
  2. Summarize recent activity

For /railway ssh:

  1. Run railway ssh for interactive session
  2. Or railway ssh -- <command> for one-off commands

FAQ & Installation Steps

These questions and steps mirror the structured data on this page for better search understanding.

? Frequently Asked Questions

What is railway?

Perfect for Cloud Deployment Agents needing streamlined project management on the Railway cloud platform. ❶ One is a new React framework - target web and native with a single Vite plugin and fully shared code, so you can ship cross-platform nearly as easy as single-platform.

How do I install railway?

Run the command: npx killer-skills add onejs/one. It works with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Claude Code, and 19+ other IDEs.

What are the use cases for railway?

Key use cases include: Deploying projects to the Railway cloud platform, Managing project tokens with RAILWAY_TOKEN, Automating login and logout processes for headless environments.

Which IDEs are compatible with railway?

This skill is compatible with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Trae, Claude Code, OpenClaw, Aider, Codex, OpenCode, Goose, Cline, Roo Code, Kiro, Augment Code, Continue, GitHub Copilot, Sourcegraph Cody, and Amazon Q Developer. Use the Killer-Skills CLI for universal one-command installation.

Are there any limitations for railway?

Requires Railway account and project setup. Dependent on brew or npm for installation. Limited to Railway cloud platform projects.

↓ How To Install

  1. 1. Open your terminal

    Open the terminal or command line in your project directory.

  2. 2. Run the install command

    Run: npx killer-skills add onejs/one. The CLI will automatically detect your IDE or AI agent and configure the skill.

  3. 3. Start using the skill

    The skill is now active. Your AI agent can use railway immediately in the current project.

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