A streamlined integration for managing Railway.app projects, services, deployments, and variables directly through an AI agent.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install railway
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install railway using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Railway?
The Railway skill for Openclaw Skills is a lightweight, dependency-free Python implementation designed to interface with the Railway deployment platform. It allows developers and automated agents to interact with cloud infrastructure programmatically, covering everything from project listing to service management. By utilizing this skill within Openclaw Skills, users can bridge the gap between their development environment and production hosting without manual dashboard intervention.
This tool is part of a high-performance suite designed for efficiency, requiring only a valid API token and Python 3.10. It simplifies the lifecycle of application hosting by providing direct access to deployment statuses and project-specific environment variables, ensuring that your Openclaw Skills agent can maintain full visibility over your cloud resources.
Railway Use Cases
- Listing all active projects within a Railway account to audit infrastructure.
- Monitoring the status of recent deployments for specific services.
- Programmatically retrieving service details and project IDs for automated workflows.
- Verifying and managing environment variables across different deployment stages.
- Checking account-level details using the me command.
How Railway Works
- The skill authenticates with the Railway platform using the RAILWAY_API_TOKEN provided in the environment variables.
- When a command is triggered, the script makes a secure request to the Railway API to fetch or modify data.
- The skill processes the raw API response and formats it into a human-readable or machine-parsable output for the Openclaw Skills agent.
- Users can execute specific sub-commands like projects or services to target specific layers of their infrastructure stack.
Railway Setup
To get started with the Railway skill in Openclaw Skills, ensure you have an API token from your Railway account.
- Set the required environment variable:
export RAILWAY_API_TOKEN="your_railway_api_token"
- Verify the installation by running the identity command:
python3 scripts/railway.py me
- List your available projects to confirm connectivity:
python3 scripts/railway.py projects
Railway Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the following data entities provided by the Railway platform:
| Entity | Description | Fields Managed |
|---|---|---|
| Project | The top-level container for infrastructure | ID, Name, Metadata |
| Service | Specific applications or databases | Service ID, Project Mapping |
| Deployment | Individual instances of a service build | Status, Timestamp, ID |
| Variables | Environment-specific configurations | Key-Value pairs |
Railway Advanced Features
- Dependency-free execution using only the Python 3.10 standard library for maximum compatibility.
- Granular control over project-specific services through unique ID targeting.
- Real-time deployment status tracking for CI/CD integration within Openclaw Skills.
- Secure handling of sensitive environment variables via the variables command subset.
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