Database
ListedAccess, query, and retrieve data from RailwayApp's internal databases to answer questions and fulfill requests.
Install on your platform
Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.
use-railway, not the name it is listed under, so the command below uses that name.- 1
Run this in your project
terminal$ npx skills add railwayapp/railway-skills --skill use-railway -a claude-code Uses the open-source
skillsCLI and needs Node.js. Add-gto install it for your user instead of this project.
What we know about this skill
Publisher
railwayapp
Taken from the source listing. We haven't verified who controls this account.
Install target
Live repository
Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.
Automated safety checks
This skill failed 3 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.
No undeclared network calls: failed
Contacts 3 hosts that are neither well-known infrastructure nor declared in the skill's frontmatter: backboard.railway.com, railway.com, station-server.railway.com.
Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.
Hosts contacted
railway.comundeclaredstation-server.railway.comundeclaredbackboard.railway.comundeclaredWhat it found (3 of 8)
- plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/SKILL.md:142contacts railway.com
bash <(curl -fsSL https://railway.com/install.sh) --agents -y # Install CLI and configure detected agents - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/SKILL.md:143contacts railway.com
bash <(curl -fsSL https://railway.com/install.sh) # Shell script (macOS, Linux, Windows via WSL) - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/references/request.md:44contacts station-server.railway.com
curl -s 'https://station-server.railway.com/gql' \
No credential access: failed
Touches credential material in 5 places.
Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.
What it found (3 of 5)
- plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/references/analyze-db.md:117SSH private keys or config
ls ~/.ssh/*.pub 2>/dev/null # list local public keys - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/references/analyze-db.md:126SSH private keys or config
Local keys available: <list from ~/.ssh/*.pub, or "none"> - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/references/analyze-db.md:131SSH private keys or config
3. Generate a new key — `ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_railway`
No pipe-to-shell installers: failed
Runs code fetched at install time in 3 places.
No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.
What it found
- plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/SKILL.md:141remote script piped into a shell
curl -fsSL agents.railway.com | sh # Install CLI and configure detected agents - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/SKILL.md:142remote script run via process substitution
bash <(curl -fsSL https://railway.com/install.sh) --agents -y # Install CLI and configure detected agents - plugins/railway/skills/use-railway/SKILL.md:143remote script run via process substitution
bash <(curl -fsSL https://railway.com/install.sh) # Shell script (macOS, Linux, Windows via WSL)
Declares what it does: passed
SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.
SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.
No obfuscated payloads: passed
No encoded or obfuscated payloads.
No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.
Pinned to a commit: passed
Scanned railwayapp/railway-skills at f48070c954.
The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.
- Commit
- f48070c954
- Scanned
- 26 files, 12,146 lines
About this skill
What it does
The database skill enables AI agents to interact with and manage databases, including querying data, performing CRUD operations, and handling schema definitions. It supports multiple database systems and provides tools for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
When to use it
- When you need to retrieve specific records from a relational or NoSQL database.
- To automate data entry or updates in a structured format like CSV or JSON.
- For generating reports based on complex SQL queries or database views.
- When setting up or maintaining the schema of a new database system.
Key capabilities
- Querying and retrieving data using SQL or equivalent query languages.
- Performing create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations.
- Managing database schemas and relationships.
- Supporting multiple database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
Example prompts
- "Retrieve all users from the 'users' table where age is greater than 25."
- "Insert a new record into the 'products' table with name 'Widget A' and price $19.99."
- "Generate a report showing total sales per region from the 'sales' database."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure that your AI agent has proper access credentials and permissions to interact with the target database.
- Be cautious when executing write operations (e.g., UPDATE or DELETE) to avoid unintended data loss or corruption.