Proxy Server Skill

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Expert skill for proxy server implementation, configuration, and traffic interception

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Proxy Server Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/network-programming/skills/proxy-server/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Expert skill for proxy server implementation, configuration, and network traffic interception.

Capabilities

  • Proxy Configuration: Configure Squid, mitmproxy, Charles, and nginx proxy
  • HTTP CONNECT Tunneling: Implement HTTP CONNECT for HTTPS tunneling
  • SOCKS Protocol: Configure SOCKS4/SOCKS5 proxy servers
  • Transparent Proxying: Implement transparent proxying with iptables/nftables
  • Traffic Analysis: Analyze proxy traffic and generate reports
  • Debugging: Debug proxy connection issues and SSL/TLS interception
  • PAC File Generation: Generate Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) files
  • Caching: Configure proxy caching strategies

Tools and Dependencies

  • Squid - Caching proxy server
  • mitmproxy - Interactive HTTPS proxy
  • nginx - HTTP and reverse proxy
  • iptables/nftables - Linux firewall for transparent proxy
  • Charles - HTTP proxy/monitor
  • tinyproxy - Lightweight proxy

Target Processes

  • http-proxy-server.js
  • socks5-proxy.js
  • transparent-proxy.js

Usage Examples

Squid HTTP Proxy Configuration

http_port 3128
acl localnet src 10.0.0.0/8
http_access allow localnet
cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 10000 16 256

Transparent Proxy with iptables

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 3128
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 443 -j REDIRECT --to-port 3129

mitmproxy Interception

mitmproxy -p 8080 --mode transparent
mitmdump -w traffic.flow

PAC File Example

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
    if (isPlainHostName(host)) return "DIRECT";
    if (dnsDomainIs(host, ".internal.com")) return "DIRECT";
    return "PROXY proxy.example.com:8080";
}

Quality Gates

  • Proxy functionality verified
  • SSL/TLS interception working
  • Transparent mode operational
  • Caching efficiency validated
  • Access control tested

Signals

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Last commit
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Item type
skill
Key
proxy-server
Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter