cyberneticlibrary

Map proxy protocols to agents

proxy-agentskillsetup L10
TooTallNate/proxy-agents
What it does

Create an HTTP proxy agent for Node.js http requests

Best for

Route all HTTP requests through a corporate proxy in Node.js without modifying request code

Inputs
  • · Proxy URL
  • · optional: timeout, max sockets
Outputs
  • · http.Agent instance for use with http/https modules
Requires
  • · Node.js http module
  • · HTTP proxy server
Preconditions

Node.js environment; HTTP proxy available and accessible

Failure modes

Proxy authentication required but not provided; proxy offline; timeout on slow proxy

Trust signals
  • · Extends standard http.Agent
  • · Published npm package (proxy-agent)