railway code creates a fresh cloud-agent VM and adds project selection

Introduced 2026-09-15 · score 0.91

HOW TO USE IT

When starting a Railway coding-agent session for repository work, run `railway code` to open `railway-agent-tui` on a fresh VM. In the picker, press `n` from the main screen or Option+N from an existing VM, session, or focused terminal; use `p` to choose the project and environment, and optionally toggle **Use bootstrap** and press `b` to choose one.

WHY THIS HELPS

When starting a Railway coding-agent session for repository work, launch a fresh VM with the intended project and environment, optionally selecting a bootstrap.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v5.57.2
• Cloud Agents access (required): Required to use the cloud-agent commands.
• n: Opens the new-VM picker from the `railway ca` main screen.
• Option+N: Opens the new-VM picker from an existing session; the picker starts with that VM's project and environment.
• p: Selects the project and environment for this VM; the saved default project appears first, and this choice does not change it.
• Use bootstrap: Toggle with arrow keys and Enter or click; when enabled, the Select Bootstrap row appears.
• b: Opens the bootstrap list from the Select Bootstrap row.
• Prerequisite: Cloud Agents access is required.
• Bare `railway code` opens `railway-agent-tui` on a new VM.
• Piped sessions and agent arguments after `--` use the terminal directly.
• The picker starts with the current VM's project and environment when opened from an existing VM, session, or focused terminal.
• Choosing a project applies to this VM and does not change the saved default project.
• Changing environments clears a named bootstrap selection.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/releases/tag/v5.57.2
• https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/pull/1203
• https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/blob/v5.57.2/docs/cloud-agents.md

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