railway-mcp vs filesystem

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	railway-mcp by jason-tan-swe	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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railway-mcp · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for Railway.app that enables infrastructure management through natural language commands.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

railway-mcp · Use cases

Deploy and manage Railway services directly from AI assistants
Automate infrastructure configuration and variable management
Monitor deployments and access logs through natural language queries

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

railway-mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
Railway account
Railway API token (create at https://railway.app/account/tokens)

Quick Start

**Using Smithery (recommended):**

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jason-tan-swe/railway-mcp --client claude

**Manual Installation for Claude Desktop:** Add to your config file (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "railway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@jasontanswe/railway-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAILWAY_API_TOKEN": "your-railway-api-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

**Manual Installation for Cursor:**

Go to Cursor settings > MCP section
Click 'Add new MCP server'
Name it 'railway-mcp'
Command: npx -y @jasontanswe/railway-mcp <RAILWAY_API_TOKEN>

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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