feat: add proxy configuration support for STDIO servers on Linux and macOS

docs/configuration/mcp-settings.mdx

@@ -259,6 +259,92 @@ MCPHub supports environment variable substitution using `${VAR_NAME}` syntax:
 }
 ```
 
+### Proxy Configuration (proxychains4)
+
+MCPHub supports routing STDIO server network traffic through a proxy using **proxychains4**. This feature is available on **Linux and macOS only** (Windows is not supported).
+
+<Note>
+To use this feature, you must have `proxychains4` installed on your system:
+- **Debian/Ubuntu**: `apt install proxychains4`
+- **macOS**: `brew install proxychains-ng`
+- **Arch Linux**: `pacman -S proxychains-ng`
+</Note>
+
+#### Basic Proxy Configuration
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "fetch-via-proxy": {
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "socks5",
+        "host": "127.0.0.1",
+        "port": 1080
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Proxy Configuration Options
+
+| Field        | Type    | Default   | Description                                      |
+| ------------ | ------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
+| `enabled`    | boolean | `false`   | Enable/disable proxy routing                     |
+| `type`       | string  | `socks5`  | Proxy protocol: `socks4`, `socks5`, or `http`    |
+| `host`       | string  | -         | Proxy server hostname or IP address              |
+| `port`       | number  | -         | Proxy server port                                |
+| `username`   | string  | -         | Proxy authentication username (optional)         |
+| `password`   | string  | -         | Proxy authentication password (optional)         |
+| `configPath` | string  | -         | Path to custom proxychains4 config file          |
+
+#### Proxy with Authentication
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "secure-server": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@example/mcp-server"],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "http",
+        "host": "proxy.example.com",
+        "port": 8080,
+        "username": "${PROXY_USER}",
+        "password": "${PROXY_PASSWORD}"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Using Custom proxychains4 Configuration
+
+For advanced use cases, you can provide your own proxychains4 configuration file:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "custom-proxy-server": {
+      "command": "python",
+      "args": ["-m", "custom_mcp_server"],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "configPath": "/etc/proxychains4/custom.conf"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+<Tip>
+When `configPath` is specified, all other proxy settings (`type`, `host`, `port`, etc.) are ignored, and the custom configuration file is used directly.
+</Tip>
+
 {/* ### Custom Server Scripts
 
 #### Local Python Server

examples/mcp_settings_with_env_vars.json

@@ -31,6 +31,47 @@
         "DATABASE_URL": "${DATABASE_URL}"
       }
     },
+    "example-stdio-with-proxy": {
+      "type": "stdio",
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": [
+        "mcp-server-fetch"
+      ],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "socks5",
+        "host": "${PROXY_HOST}",
+        "port": 1080
+      }
+    },
+    "example-stdio-with-auth-proxy": {
+      "type": "stdio",
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": [
+        "-y",
+        "@example/mcp-server"
+      ],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "http",
+        "host": "${HTTP_PROXY_HOST}",
+        "port": 8080,
+        "username": "${PROXY_USERNAME}",
+        "password": "${PROXY_PASSWORD}"
+      }
+    },
+    "example-stdio-with-custom-proxy-config": {
+      "type": "stdio",
+      "command": "python",
+      "args": [
+        "-m",
+        "custom_mcp_server"
+      ],
+      "proxy": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "configPath": "/etc/proxychains4/custom.conf"
+      }
+    },
     "example-openapi-server": {
       "type": "openapi",
       "openapi": {

frontend/src/types/index.ts

@@ -105,6 +105,17 @@ export interface Prompt {
   enabled?: boolean;
 }
 
+// Proxychains4 configuration for STDIO servers (Linux/macOS only)
+export interface ProxychainsConfig {
+  enabled?: boolean; // Enable/disable proxychains4 proxy routing
+  type?: 'socks4' | 'socks5' | 'http'; // Proxy protocol type
+  host?: string; // Proxy server hostname or IP address
+  port?: number; // Proxy server port
+  username?: string; // Proxy authentication username (optional)
+  password?: string; // Proxy authentication password (optional)
+  configPath?: string; // Path to custom proxychains4 configuration file (optional)
+}
+
 // Server config types
 export interface ServerConfig {
   type?: 'stdio' | 'sse' | 'streamable-http' | 'openapi';
@@ -123,6 +134,8 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
     resetTimeoutOnProgress?: boolean; // Reset timeout on progress notifications
     maxTotalTimeout?: number; // Maximum total timeout in milliseconds
   }; // MCP request options configuration
+  // Proxychains4 proxy configuration for STDIO servers (Linux/macOS only, Windows not supported)
+  proxy?: ProxychainsConfig;
   // OAuth authentication for upstream MCP servers
   oauth?: {
     clientId?: string; // OAuth client ID

src/dao/ServerDaoDbImpl.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class ServerDaoDbImpl implements ServerDao {
       prompts: entity.prompts,
       options: entity.options,
       oauth: entity.oauth,
+      proxy: entity.proxy,
       openapi: entity.openapi,
     });
     return this.mapToServerConfig(server);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class ServerDaoDbImpl implements ServerDao {
       prompts: entity.prompts,
       options: entity.options,
       oauth: entity.oauth,
+      proxy: entity.proxy,
       openapi: entity.openapi,
     });
     return server ? this.mapToServerConfig(server) : null;
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export class ServerDaoDbImpl implements ServerDao {
     prompts?: Record<string, { enabled: boolean; description?: string }>;
     options?: Record<string, any>;
     oauth?: Record<string, any>;
+    proxy?: Record<string, any>;
     openapi?: Record<string, any>;
   }): ServerConfigWithName {
     return {
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ export class ServerDaoDbImpl implements ServerDao {
       prompts: server.prompts,
       options: server.options,
       oauth: server.oauth,
+      proxy: server.proxy,
       openapi: server.openapi,
     };
   }

src/db/entities/Server.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export class Server {
   @Column({ type: 'simple-json', nullable: true })
   oauth?: Record<string, any>;
 
+  @Column({ type: 'simple-json', nullable: true })
+  proxy?: Record<string, any>;
+
   @Column({ type: 'simple-json', nullable: true })
   openapi?: Record<string, any>;
 

src/services/mcpService.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import { Server } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js';
 import {
   CallToolRequestSchema,
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   StreamableHTTPClientTransportOptions,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js';
 import { createFetchWithProxy, getProxyConfigFromEnv } from './proxy.js';
-import { ServerInfo, ServerConfig, Tool } from '../types/index.js';
+import { ServerInfo, ServerConfig, Tool, ProxychainsConfig } from '../types/index.js';
 import { expandEnvVars, replaceEnvVars, getNameSeparator } from '../config/index.js';
 import config from '../config/index.js';
 import { getGroup } from './sseService.js';
@@ -32,6 +34,150 @@ const servers: { [sessionId: string]: Server } = {};
 
 import { setupClientKeepAlive } from './keepAliveService.js';
 
+/**
+ * Check if proxychains4 is available on the system (Linux/macOS only).
+ * Returns the path to proxychains4 if found, null otherwise.
+ */
+const findProxychains4 = (): string | null => {
+  // Windows is not supported
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Common proxychains4 binary paths
+  const possiblePaths = [
+    '/usr/bin/proxychains4',
+    '/usr/local/bin/proxychains4',
+    '/opt/homebrew/bin/proxychains4', // macOS Homebrew ARM
+    '/usr/local/Cellar/proxychains-ng/*/bin/proxychains4', // macOS Homebrew Intel
+  ];
+
+  for (const p of possiblePaths) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(p)) {
+      return p;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Try to find in PATH
+  const pathEnv = process.env.PATH || '';
+  const pathDirs = pathEnv.split(path.delimiter);
+  for (const dir of pathDirs) {
+    const fullPath = path.join(dir, 'proxychains4');
+    if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+      return fullPath;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generate a temporary proxychains4 configuration file.
+ * Returns the path to the generated config file.
+ */
+const generateProxychainsConfig = (
+  serverName: string,
+  proxyConfig: ProxychainsConfig,
+): string | null => {
+  // If a custom config path is provided, use it directly
+  if (proxyConfig.configPath) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(proxyConfig.configPath)) {
+      return proxyConfig.configPath;
+    }
+    console.warn(
+      `[${serverName}] Custom proxychains config not found: ${proxyConfig.configPath}`,
+    );
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Validate required fields
+  if (!proxyConfig.host || !proxyConfig.port) {
+    console.warn(`[${serverName}] Proxy host and port are required for proxychains4`);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const proxyType = proxyConfig.type || 'socks5';
+  const proxyLine = proxyConfig.username && proxyConfig.password
+    ? `${proxyType} ${proxyConfig.host} ${proxyConfig.port} ${proxyConfig.username} ${proxyConfig.password}`
+    : `${proxyType} ${proxyConfig.host} ${proxyConfig.port}`;
+
+  const configContent = `# Proxychains4 configuration for MCP server: ${serverName}
+# Generated by MCPHub
+
+strict_chain
+proxy_dns
+remote_dns_subnet 224
+tcp_read_time_out 15000
+tcp_connect_time_out 8000
+
+[ProxyList]
+${proxyLine}
+`;
+
+  // Create temp directory if needed
+  const tempDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mcphub-proxychains');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(tempDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  // Write config file
+  const configPath = path.join(tempDir, `${serverName.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '_')}.conf`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, configContent, 'utf-8');
+  console.log(`[${serverName}] Generated proxychains4 config: ${configPath}`);
+
+  return configPath;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Wrap a command with proxychains4 if proxy is configured and available.
+ * Returns modified command and args if proxychains4 is used, original values otherwise.
+ */
+const wrapWithProxychains = (
+  serverName: string,
+  command: string,
+  args: string[],
+  proxyConfig?: ProxychainsConfig,
+): { command: string; args: string[] } => {
+  // Skip if proxy is not enabled or not configured
+  if (!proxyConfig?.enabled) {
+    return { command, args };
+  }
+
+  // Check platform - Windows is not supported
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    console.warn(
+      `[${serverName}] proxychains4 proxy is not supported on Windows, ignoring proxy configuration`,
+    );
+    return { command, args };
+  }
+
+  // Find proxychains4 binary
+  const proxychains4Path = findProxychains4();
+  if (!proxychains4Path) {
+    console.warn(
+      `[${serverName}] proxychains4 not found on system, install it with: apt install proxychains4 (Debian/Ubuntu) or brew install proxychains-ng (macOS)`,
+    );
+    return { command, args };
+  }
+
+  // Generate or get config file
+  const configPath = generateProxychainsConfig(serverName, proxyConfig);
+  if (!configPath) {
+    console.warn(`[${serverName}] Failed to setup proxychains4 configuration, skipping proxy`);
+    return { command, args };
+  }
+
+  // Wrap command with proxychains4
+  console.log(
+    `[${serverName}] Using proxychains4 proxy: ${proxyConfig.type || 'socks5'}://${proxyConfig.host}:${proxyConfig.port}`,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    command: proxychains4Path,
+    args: ['-f', configPath, command, ...args],
+  };
+};
+
 export const initUpstreamServers = async (): Promise<void> => {
   // Initialize OAuth clients for servers with dynamic registration
   await initializeAllOAuthClients();
@@ -209,11 +355,19 @@ export const createTransportFromConfig = async (name: string, conf: ServerConfig
       env['npm_config_registry'] = systemConfig.install.npmRegistry;
     }
 
-    // Expand environment variables in command
+    // Apply proxychains4 wrapper if proxy is configured (Linux/macOS only)
+    const { command: finalCommand, args: finalArgs } = wrapWithProxychains(
+      name,
+      conf.command,
+      replaceEnvVars(conf.args) as string[],
+      conf.proxy,
+    );
+
+    // Create STDIO transport with potentially wrapped command
     transport = new StdioClientTransport({
       cwd: os.homedir(),
-      command: conf.command,
+      command: finalCommand,
-      args: replaceEnvVars(conf.args) as string[],
+      args: finalArgs,
       env: env,
       stderr: 'pipe',
     });

src/types/index.ts

@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ export interface McpSettings {
   bearerKeys?: BearerKey[]; // Bearer authentication keys (multi-key configuration)
 }
 
+// Proxychains4 configuration for STDIO servers (Linux/macOS only)
+export interface ProxychainsConfig {
+  enabled?: boolean; // Enable/disable proxychains4 proxy routing
+  type?: 'socks4' | 'socks5' | 'http'; // Proxy protocol type
+  host?: string; // Proxy server hostname or IP address
+  port?: number; // Proxy server port
+  username?: string; // Proxy authentication username (optional)
+  password?: string; // Proxy authentication password (optional)
+  configPath?: string; // Path to custom proxychains4 configuration file (optional, overrides above settings)
+}
+
 // Configuration details for an individual server
 export interface ServerConfig {
   type?: 'stdio' | 'sse' | 'streamable-http' | 'openapi'; // Type of server
@@ -285,6 +296,8 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
   tools?: Record<string, { enabled: boolean; description?: string }>; // Tool-specific configurations with enable/disable state and custom descriptions
   prompts?: Record<string, { enabled: boolean; description?: string }>; // Prompt-specific configurations with enable/disable state and custom descriptions
   options?: Partial<Pick<RequestOptions, 'timeout' | 'resetTimeoutOnProgress' | 'maxTotalTimeout'>>; // MCP request options configuration
+  // Proxychains4 proxy configuration for STDIO servers (Linux/macOS only, Windows not supported)
+  proxy?: ProxychainsConfig;
   // OAuth authentication for upstream MCP servers
   oauth?: {
     // Static client configuration (traditional OAuth flow)