environment

SKILL.md

Read and edit Railway environment configuration, variables, build settings, and service deployment parameters.

Fetch current environment config including source, build/deploy settings, variables, and networking via railway environment config --json

Create new environments, duplicate existing ones with optional service-specific variable overrides, or switch between environments

Edit configuration atomically using JSON patches: set build/start commands, add/update/delete variables, change replica counts, connect GitHub repos, or delete services

View rendered (resolved) variable values at runtime with railway variables --json to debug connection issues and verify variable resolution

Environment Configuration

Read and edit Railway environment configuration using the CLI.

Prerequisites

Requires Railway CLI v4.27.3+. Check with:

railway --version

If below 4.27.3, upgrade:

railway upgrade

Quick Actions

When user asks "what's the config" or "show configuration":