# mcp-server MCP Server

Official Railway MCP server

**Publisher claimed.** No tool list reported, and Pod has not connected to this server.

## Status

Pod has not dialled mcp-server yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

## Connect

Published as `@railway/mcp-server` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**10 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 7.

### Most discussed

### Windows: `execFile("railway", ...)` fails to resolve `railway.cmd` shim — all tools return "Railway CLI is not installed"

## Bug

On Windows, every MCP tool that calls `runRailwayCommand` ([`src/cli/core.ts:11`](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/blob/main/src/cli/core.ts#L11)) fails with:

```
Error: Railway CLI error: Railway CLI is not installed. Please install it first: https://docs.railway.com/guides/cli
Next Steps:
  • Ensure you are logged into Railway CLI (`railway login`)
  • Check that you have a project linked (`railway link`)
  ...
```

— even when the Railway CLI is correctly installed an

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/34) · 2026-05-21 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### workspacePath parameter is case-sensitive on Windows (drive letter)

## Description

The `workspacePath` parameter passed to MCP tools (e.g., `list-services`, `list-variables`) is case-sensitive on Windows for the drive letter prefix.

## Reproduction

- OS: Windows 10/11
- `@railway/mcp-server` version: 0.1.8
- Railway CLI: 4.33.0

```
// Fails - lowercase drive letter
list-services({ workspacePath: "c:/Users/user/Documents/my-project" })
// => "No Railway project is linked"

// Works - uppercase drive letter
list-services({ workspacePath: "C:/Us

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/28) · 2026-04-18 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### set-variables silently corrupts long base64 env var values

## Bug Description

The `set-variables` tool silently corrupts characters in long base64-encoded environment variable values. A single character substitution (`8` → `4`) was observed in a 3156-character base64 string, causing the decoded content to be invalid.

## Steps to Reproduce

1. Set a long base64-encoded env var (e.g., Firebase service account credentials, ~3000+ chars) using the `set-variables` MCP tool
2. Retrieve the env var from the running service (e.g., via `railway run`)
3. Compar

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/26) · 2026-04-12 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Cannot find package 'graphql' when trying to run the MCP server

I am trying to run the MCP server following the provided instructions and I am getting the following error:

```
node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:301
  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
        ^

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'graphql' imported from /Users/josevelazquez/.npm/_npx/ac57a174e2011f0b/node_modules/graphql-request/build/legacy/lib/graphql.js
    at Object.getPackageJSONURL (node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:30

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/24) · 2026-04-10 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Security Vulnerability: Command Injection in multiple railway-mcp-server tools due to unsafe use of child_process.exec

Hi @m-abdelwahab ,

I recently found a possible command injection vulnerability in this project.

For responsible disclosure, I am reporting it here before public disclosure.

Please take a look when convenient. Detailed information and PoC are provided as follows:

[railway-mcp-server_bug.pdf](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26108077/railway-mcp-server_bug.pdf)

I am happy to help with further verification or fixing if needed.

Thank you for your time.

Yinci Chen

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/19) · 2026-03-19 · closed · external user · 3 comments

### Most recent

### Orphaned stdio processes accumulate in long-lived clients (Claude Code); consider HTTP/SSE transport

## Summary

`@railway/mcp-server` is stdio-only, and when it runs inside a long-lived client (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) old server processes accumulate as orphans instead of exiting cleanly when the client drops the stdio connection. Over a few days of normal use I found **71 live `railway-mcp-server` processes** on a single workstation, spawned across 40+ distinct start timestamps.

## Environment

- Client: Claude Code (multiple long-lived sessions, some 7+ days old)
- Transport: stdio via `n

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/27) · 2026-04-14 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Security audit: Hidden Unicode characters found in tool descriptions (Score: 0/100)

Hey — we ran an automated security scan of the Railway MCP server using the [AgentsID Scanner](https://github.com/stevenkozeniesky02/agentsid-scanner) and wanted to share the results.

## Summary

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Tools scanned | 36 |
| Security score | 0/100 (Grade: F) |
| Critical findings | Hidden Unicode characters in tool descriptions |
| High findings | 45 |
| Medium findings | 65 |
| Risk tags | destructive, deployment, credential_access |

## Key Findings

**Hidden

[Read the thread](https://github.com/railwayapp/railway-mcp-server/issues/22) · 2026-04-08 · closed · external user · 0 comments

[See all 10 reports Pod holds for mcp-server](/mcp/mcp-server-6/issues).

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