{
  "slug": "railway-ca-bootstrap-save-list-and-default-commands-manage-reusable-cloud-agent-6baaf5f4a620",
  "title": "railway ca bootstrap save, list, and default commands manage reusable cloud-agent starting points",
  "tools": [
    "railway"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-09-11T21:20:01.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-09-11T21:20:01.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When starting a repository coding session, save and select a ready bootstrap with `railway ca bootstrap`, or pass `--no-bootstrap` for a clean VM. Launch with `railway code` or `railway ca create` using the selected bootstrap option.",
    "examples": [
      "railway ca bootstrap save <name> --agent <agent-name> [--default]\nrailway ca bootstrap list\nrailway ca bootstrap default <name>",
      "railway code --codex --bootstrap <name>",
      "railway ca create <vm-name> --bootstrap <name>\nrailway code --codex --no-bootstrap"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v5.53.0",
      "<name> (required): Bootstrap name to save or select.",
      "--agent <agent-name> (required): Select the running VM to capture when saving.",
      "--default: Set this machine's local default after capture succeeds.",
      "--bootstrap <name>: Choose a named bootstrap for a new VM.",
      "--no-bootstrap: Skip the saved default bootstrap.",
      "--environment <environment>: Select another environment for bootstrap operations.",
      "--json: Request structured output from bootstrap list, save, or default.",
      "Option+N: Current docs say this opens a new-VM picker from an existing session.",
      "Prerequisite: Cloud Agents access is required.",
      "Prerequisite: Bootstraps capture running VMs; saving waits for capture to finish.",
      "Failed captures are hidden from the TUI bootstrap pickers.",
      "Ready bootstraps and captures still saving appear before **No Default**, with **Create New** last.",
      "Defaults change only after capture succeeds.",
      "The `--bootstrap` and `--no-bootstrap` launch choices do not change the stored default.",
      "Docs conflict: The release note says Option+N opens a new session on the same VM; current official docs say it opens the new-VM picker and creates a fresh VM. Version-specific behavior after v5.53.0 is not established by the current page."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Start a repository coding session from a reusable cloud-agent environment or a clean VM.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/releases/tag/v5.53.0",
    "https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/pull/1195",
    "https://github.com/railwayapp/cli/blob/master/docs/cloud-agents.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96039,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1-20261014",
    "verdict_id": "wave1-20261014:wave1-20261014-982142bda82e6794-1:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "555406c842530376b30f321a0edbbb6a90f338bcfde0579126b1a0ec671b51de"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "c75752082ad4ca98f0c44b6fbac3eb0e8face45482ea6b80d2962b3313b90f7e",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1-20261014:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}