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ProxyBoy
On the record
- AI assistant
- Its embedded GitHub Copilot assistant can search traffic, analyze patterns, create rules, and export data.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI integration
- The embedded AI assistant is powered by the GitHub Copilot SDK and can search captured traffic, analyze patterns, create rules, and export data.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI prerequisite
- The proxy works without a GitHub Copilot subscription, but the AI assistant requires one.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI requirement
- The proxy works without a GitHub Copilot subscription, but the AI assistant requires one.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Certificate handling
- ProxyBoy generates its HTTPS inspection root certificate locally, stores it in the user's profile, and says it never leaves the machine.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data exchange
- It supports importing and exporting captures in standard HAR format.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The README documents installing dependencies and running from source, and building an installer whose output goes to out/make/.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Experimental status
- The maker describes ProxyBoy as a personal, experimental project and says it is not a mature, production-ready proxy.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- HTTPS limitations
- The README notes that certificate pinning or HSTS preload can interfere with SSL inspection and that Cloudflare browser challenges will typically fail through a MITM proxy.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- ProxyBoy integrates with the Windows system proxy and supports HTTP or SOCKS5 upstream proxy chaining.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended user
- The maker describes ProxyBoy as a personal, experimental Windows-native alternative for HTTP debugging and recommends a mature production-ready tool for production use.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- ProxyBoy is released under the MIT license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The project says it is Windows-only, has no reverse proxy mode, and its capture and inspection are oriented around HTTP/1.x rather than first-class HTTP/2 support.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the maker as Pedro Perez and lists Barcelona as the location.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- ProxyBoy supports upstream HTTP or SOCKS5 proxies and imports and exports traffic in HAR format.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Other limitations
- Map Local maps a rule to one file, and certificate pinning, HSTS preload, or Cloudflare browser challenges may prevent interception.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Proxy limitations
- The README says ProxyBoy has no reverse proxy mode, is oriented around HTTP/1.x rather than first-class HTTP/2, and maps local rules to a single file.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ProxyBoy is a Windows-native MITM HTTP/HTTPS debugging proxy that captures, inspects, and modifies network traffic.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
