railway_list_services

List all services in a Railway project.

Server Railway MCP Server travis-gilbert/railway-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What railway_list_services does on Railway MCP Server

AI agents call railway_list_services to retrieve information from Railway MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why railway_list_services needs a policy

The tool retrieves and displays existing services without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any changes to Railway infrastructure. This is a pure read operation with no side effects, making it low severity even in a cloud management context where an agent could inventory services but cannot act upon them without other tools.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'railway_list_services' with description 'List all services in a Railway project' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of infrastructure.

Questions about railway_list_services

What does the railway_list_services tool do? +

List all services in a Railway project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Railway MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on railway_list_services? +

Register the Railway MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for railway_list_services: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Railway MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is railway_list_services? +

railway_list_services is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit railway_list_services? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the railway_list_services rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block railway_list_services completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for railway_list_services. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides railway_list_services? +

railway_list_services is provided by the Railway MCP Server MCP server (travis-gilbert/railway-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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