railway config plan supports --detailed-exit-code

Introduced 2026-06-19 · score 0.93

HOW TO USE IT

When a script needs to distinguish a clean plan from pending changes, run `railway config plan --detailed-exit-code`. It exits 0 when nothing would change and 2 when changes are pending; errors remain non-zero.

WHY THIS HELPS

Integrate a Railway config plan into a script that needs an exit code indicating whether changes are present.

BEFORE THIS CHANGE

Without the opt-in flag, `railway config plan` retains its default exit behavior.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v5.18.0
• railway config plan (required): Previews configuration changes without applying them.
• --detailed-exit-code: Opt-in: exits 0 when nothing would change, 2 when changes are pending; errors remain non-zero.
• Prerequisite: Install the Railway CLI and authenticate with `railway login`, or set a token for CI/CD.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/releases/tag/v5.18.0
• https://docs.railway.com/infrastructure-as-code
• https://docs.railway.com/cli

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