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tcp_proxy_create

Create a TCP proxy to enable external access to services, configure database connections, or expose TCP endpoints on the railway-mcp server. Requires environment ID, service ID, and application port.

Instructions

[API] Create a new TCP proxy for a service

⚡️ Best for: ✓ Setting up database access ✓ Configuring external connections ✓ Exposing TCP services

⚠️ Not for: × HTTP/HTTPS endpoints (use domain_create) × Internal service communication

→ Prerequisites: service_list

→ Alternatives: domain_create

→ Next steps: tcp_proxy_list

→ Related: service_info, service_update

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
applicationPortYesPort of application/service to proxy, usually based off of the service's Dockerfile or designated running port.
environmentIdYesID of the environment (usually obtained from service_info)
serviceIdYesID of the service

Implementation Reference

  • The core handler implementation for the 'tcp_proxy_create' tool. It defines the tool using createTool, including description, Zod input schema, and the async executor that calls tcpProxyService.createTcpProxy with the provided parameters.
    createTool(
      "tcp_proxy_create",
      formatToolDescription({
        type: 'API',
        description: "Create a new TCP proxy for a service",
        bestFor: [
          "Setting up database access",
          "Configuring external connections",
          "Exposing TCP services"
        ],
        notFor: [
          "HTTP/HTTPS endpoints (use domain_create)",
          "Internal service communication"
        ],
        relations: {
          prerequisites: ["service_list"],
          nextSteps: ["tcp_proxy_list"],
          alternatives: ["domain_create"],
          related: ["service_info", "service_update"]
        }
      }),
      {
        environmentId: z.string().describe("ID of the environment (usually obtained from service_info)"),
        serviceId: z.string().describe("ID of the service"),
        applicationPort: z.number().describe("Port of application/service to proxy, usually based off of the service's Dockerfile or designated running port.")
      },
      async ({ environmentId, serviceId, applicationPort }) => {
        return tcpProxyService.createTcpProxy({
          environmentId,
          serviceId,
          applicationPort
        });
      }
    ),
  • Zod schema defining the input parameters for the tcp_proxy_create tool: environmentId (string), serviceId (string), applicationPort (number).
    {
      environmentId: z.string().describe("ID of the environment (usually obtained from service_info)"),
      serviceId: z.string().describe("ID of the service"),
      applicationPort: z.number().describe("Port of application/service to proxy, usually based off of the service's Dockerfile or designated running port.")
    },
  • Registration of all tools, including tcpProxyTools (which contains tcp_proxy_create), by spreading into allTools array and registering each with server.tool().
    export function registerAllTools(server: McpServer) {
      // Collect all tools
      const allTools = [
        ...databaseTools,
        ...deploymentTools,
        ...domainTools,
        ...projectTools,
        ...serviceTools,
        ...tcpProxyTools,
        ...variableTools,
        ...configTools,
        ...volumeTools,
        ...templateTools,
      ] as Tool[];
    
      // Register each tool with the server
      allTools.forEach((tool) => {
        server.tool(
          ...tool
        );
      });
    } 
  • Helper service method invoked by the tool handler to perform the actual TCP proxy creation via the API client, handling success/error responses.
      async createTcpProxy(input: TcpProxyCreateInput): Promise<CallToolResult> {
        try {
          const tcpProxy = await this.client.tcpProxies.tcpProxyCreate(input);
          return createSuccessResponse({
            text: `TCP Proxy created successfully:
    - Application Port: ${tcpProxy.applicationPort}
    - Proxy Port: ${tcpProxy.proxyPort}
    - Domain: ${tcpProxy.domain}
    - ID: ${tcpProxy.id}`,
            data: tcpProxy
          });
        } catch (error) {
          return createErrorResponse(`Error creating TCP proxy: ${formatError(error)}`);
        }
      }
  • TypeScript interface defining the input shape for TCP proxy creation, matching the tool's schema and used by service/repo.
    export interface TcpProxyCreateInput {
      /** ID of the environment */
      environmentId: string;
      /** ID of the service */
      serviceId: string;
      /** Container port that will be proxied */
      applicationPort: number;
    }

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