Railway

@railway/mcp-server 0.1.12 is a deprecated compatibility shim: npm marks it "Deprecated: Railway MCP is now bundled into the Railway CLI. Use 'railway mcp'. See https://docs.railway.com/cli/mcp." and its README says it "is a compatibility shim that launches: railway mcp" (https://registry.npmjs.org/@railway/mcp-server). Railway's docs say the Railway MCP server runs at https://mcp.railway.com (https://docs.railway.com/ai/mcp-server).

Transport (tested 2026-10-22): stdio

Tested version: 0.1.12 · tested 2026-10-22

Score 40/100 · Tools 0 · Token cost pending · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-10 · Version tested 0.1.12 · Package @railway/mcp-server · Repo railwayapp/railway-mcp-server

Summary: Railway requires credentials or a backing service before it will list tools; it is deprecated or archived, so prefer a maintained alternative.

Evidence summary

Handshake

fail

Tools listed

0

Context cost

Pending The token cost figure is pending. ranking

API key

Key: unknown

Tested

2026-11-10

Test results

Local-model readiness

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "@railway/mcp-server",
  "version": "0.1.12",
  "registry": "npm",
  "status": "failed",
  "tested": "2026-11-10",
  "tools_count": null,
  "deprecated": true,
  "archived": true,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`npm install @railway/mcp-server` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 0s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "fail",
      0,
      "Server did not complete the handshake without credentials or a backing service (tall\n\nOr run the local stdio server directly with:\n  railway mcp\n\nDocs: https://docs.railway.com/cli/mcp\n\n\nexited code 1)."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "fail",
      0,
      "Deprecated on npm: Deprecated: Railway MCP is now bundled into the Railway CLI. Use 'railway mcp'. See https://docs.railway.com/cli/mcp.; GitHub repo railwayapp/railway-mcp-server is archived."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "partial",
      10,
      "install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

npx -y @railway/mcp-serverCopy

Pin the version we tested

npx -y @railway/mcp-server@0.1.12Copy

tested 2026-11-10. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "railway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@railway/mcp-server@0.1.12"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools listed

Not available (handshake did not complete without credentials).

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "railway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@railway/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Is Railway deprecated?

Yes. @railway/mcp-server is deprecated on npm and its GitHub repo is archived (as of 2026-10-22). npm says: "Deprecated: Railway MCP is now bundled into the Railway CLI. Use 'railway mcp'. See https://docs.railway.com/cli/mcp."

What replaces Railway?

None identified. We have no evidence of a maintained replacement yet.

Does Railway need an API key?

Unknown. It did not complete the handshake in our test without credentials or a backing service, and gave no clear credential message.

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