# Railway MCP for AI Agents AI Agent Connect

> Railway MCP lets you manage your cloud deployments through your AI agent. You can list projects, check service statuses, track deployment history, and update environment variables without opening a browser. It connects your Railway account to your workflow, making it easy to audit volumes and domains via natural language.

## Overview
- **Category:** loved-by-devs
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_gyaEYKFymfCXdzrzurtmOpGg4NHbs78KRVQqxdi8/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** paas, deployment, infrastructure-as-code, microservices, environment-management, cloud-hosting

## Description

This Connector gives your AI agent direct access to your Railway infrastructure. Instead of jumping between tabs to check if a deployment succeeded or to find a specific service ID, you can just ask your agent to do the heavy lifting. It handles the tedious parts of cloud operations, like auditing persistent volumes, reviewing SSL statuses for custom domains, and managing environment variables across different stages. You'll find it's a huge time saver when you need to quickly see what's running in production versus staging. Because Vinkius makes it so easy to plug this into your existing setup, you can turn your AI into a dedicated cloud ops engineer. You can query your project structure, inspect container statuses, and handle secret updates in one place. It takes the friction out of infrastructure management by letting you treat your cloud environment like a searchable, actionable data source. You can check the health of your databases, verify your domain statuses, and manage your hosting variables without ever leaving your workspace. It's about turning a complex dashboard into a simple conversation that gives you immediate answers about your live apps.

## Tools

### list_volumes
This tool lists the persistent storage volumes in a project. It shows the volume name, ID, and size in gigabytes.

### delete_variable
This tool removes an environment variable from a specific Railway service. Use it to clean up old secrets from your project.

### list_deployments
This tool shows the history of deployments for a specific service. It provides the status and timestamps for every run.

### list_domains
This tool lists all custom domains for a service. It also shows you the current SSL verification status for each one.

### list_environments
This tool lists the production, staging, and development environments for a project. Use it to see your environment split.

### get_project
This tool retrieves the full details for a specific Railway project. It gives you the project name and description.

### list_projects
This tool lists all projects in your Railway account. It is the starting point for finding your project IDs.

### list_services
This tool lists the web apps, databases, and other services in a project. You can filter these by environment.

### set_variable
This tool adds or updates an environment variable for a service. It applies the new value to all deployments in that environment.

### list_variables
This tool lists the names and scopes of all environment variables for a service. It keeps your values secure by not returning them.

### get_viewer
This tool verifies the account details for your current API token. Use it to confirm which user is authenticated.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
Show me all my Railway projects and their services.
```

**Response:** 
```
I found 3 projects: 'my-api' (2 services: api-web, postgres), 'frontend-app' (1 service: nextjs), and 'worker-service' (1 service: redis). Would you like the deployment history for any specific service?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Set the DATABASE_URL variable for my api-web service in production.
```

**Response:** 
```
Done! I've set the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable for the api-web service in the production environment. The new value will be available on the next deployment.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
What's the deployment status of my api-web service?
```

**Response:** 
```
The api-web service has 4 deployments. The most recent one deployed successfully 2 hours ago with image tag v2.3.1. The previous deployment (v2.3.0) failed due to a missing environment variable. Would you like more details?
```

## Capabilities

### List all cloud projects
View every project in your Railway account along with their names and descriptions.

### View deployment environments
See the different environments like production and staging for any given project.

### Inspect web apps and databases
Get details on your services including containers, databases, and Redis instances.

### Track deployment history
Check the success or failure status of your recent service deployments.

### Manage environment variables
Update, set, or delete variables for your services across different environments.

### Audit persistent volumes
List your storage volumes and see their sizes and associated services.

### Review custom domains
Check your custom domains and their current SSL certificate status.

## Use Cases

### Investigating a failed deployment
A deployment failed and you don't know why. Ask your agent to list_deployments for the api-service to see the error logs and timestamps. This helps you identify if a missing environment variable or a code error caused the failure.

### Rotating a production API key
Need to rotate a production API key. Tell your agent to use set_variable to update the DATABASE_URL in the production environment. This removes the risk of navigating complex UI menus to find the right setting and prevents manual errors.

### Checking storage capacity
Not sure how much storage a database is using. Ask your agent to list_volumes to see the size of your persistent storage. It helps you keep a close eye on your persistent storage costs and prevents unexpected over-provisioning.

### Verifying custom domain SSL
Checking if a new domain is live. Use list_domains to verify the SSL status of your new custom URL. You can quickly identify and fix certificate issues across your projects without opening the Railway dashboard.

## Benefits

- Stop clicking through dashboards because you can check deployment statuses directly in your chat. You'll see the status of your web apps and databases without leaving your IDE.
- Update production secrets faster by using set_variable to modify environment variables instantly. This removes the risk of navigating complex UI menus to find the right setting.
- Audit your infrastructure more accurately by listing volumes to see exactly how much storage you're using. It helps you keep a close eye on your persistent storage costs.
- Keep your environments organized by using list_environments to see the split between staging and production. You'll know exactly what is running where at any given moment.
- Monitor your uptime more effectively by checking the SSL status of custom domains with list_domains. You can quickly identify and fix certificate issues across your projects.
- Reduce context switching by managing your web apps and databases through a single AI chat interface. It lets you stay focused on your code while the agent handles the cloud.

## How It Works

The bottom line is you get a hands-free way to manage your cloud infrastructure through a chat interface.

1. Subscribe to this Connector on the Vinkius Marketplace.
2. Provide your Railway Personal Access Token in your AI client.
3. Start asking your agent to manage your projects and deployments.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can the Railway MCP manage my production secrets?**
Yes, you can use it to set and manage environment variables for any service in your production, staging, or development environments.

**How does the Railway MCP help with deployment tracking?**
It allows your AI agent to pull the full history of your service deployments, showing you success rates, timestamps, and current status.

**Can I use the Railway MCP to check my SSL certificates?**
Yes, it can list your custom domains and show you whether the SSL status is verified, pending, or failed.

**Does the Railway MCP support persistent storage?**
It can list all your persistent volumes, showing you the size and which service each volume is attached to.

**Can I use this Connector to see all my different Railway projects at once?**
Yes, it provides a full list of your projects, including their names and descriptions, so you can get an overview of your entire account.

**Will the Railway MCP help me manage my databases?**
It allows your agent to list and inspect all services in a project, including your databases and Redis instances.

**How do I create a Railway Personal Access Token?**
Log in to the [**Railway Dashboard**](https://railway.com/dashboard), go to **Account Settings** > **Tokens**, and click **Create Token**. You can create a no-workspace token for broad access or a project-scoped token for limited access. Copy the token immediately — it won't be shown again.

**Can I manage environment variables via the agent?**
Yes! Use `list_variables` to see all variable names (values are hidden for security) for a service in an environment. Use `set_variable` to create or update a variable with a name and value, and `delete_variable` to remove one. You'll need the service_id and environment_id from the list tools.

**What types of services does Railway support?**
Railway supports any containerized service: web applications (Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Java), databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB), message brokers and custom Docker images. Each service is deployed as an isolated container with its own environment variables, domains and persistent volumes.

**How do I find my service_id and environment_id?**
Use `list_projects` to get your project_id, then `list_environments` with that project_id to get the environment_id. Next, use `list_services` with the project_id (and optionally environment_id) to get the service_id. These IDs are required for variable, deployment and domain operations.