api-proxy

name	api-proxy
description	Routes API requests through the user's residential proxy to bypass cloud IP blocks. TWO use cases - (1) Runtime fallback when direct curl/fetch fails with 403/blocked errors, use fetch.py for quick retry. (2) Template for building new skills that need proxy routing, copy proxy_helper.py into the new skill. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"abra5umente"}

API Proxy Skill

Routes requests through residential IP via proxy.address.here.com.

Runtime Fallback (ad-hoc)

When a direct request fails with 403 or IP blocking, retry through the proxy:

# Simple GET
python3 /mnt/skills/user/api-proxy/scripts/fetch.py "https://api.example.com/endpoint"

# POST with body
python3 /mnt/skills/user/api-proxy/scripts/fetch.py "https://api.example.com/endpoint" POST '{"key": "value"}'

Returns JSON response or {"error": "message"} on failure.

Template Mode (building skills)

When creating skills that need proxy routing:

1. Copy proxy_helper.py into the new skill's scripts/ folder
2. Import and use:

from proxy_helper import proxy_get, proxy_request

data = proxy_get("https://api.example.com/endpoint")

data = proxy_request(
    url="https://api.example.com/endpoint",
    method="POST",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer xyz"},
    body='{"key": "value"}'
)

Proxy Details

URL: https://proxy.address.here.com/proxy
Token: your_token_here

Currently Whitelisted Domains

• reddit.com, www.reddit.com, oauth.reddit.com

New domains require user to add them to ALLOWED_DOMAINS env var and restart the container.

Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Fix
403 from proxy	Domain not whitelisted	Ask user to whitelist
503 from proxy	Rate limited	Retry after delay
504 from proxy	Upstream timeout	Increase timeout
Connection refused	Container/tunnel down	Check status

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