MCP server exposing Litport's verified free HTTP, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxy snapshot.
A local, stdio Model Context Protocol server that gives an MCP
client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any other MCP-compatible agent) three bounded, read-only
tools over Litport's public free-proxy snapshot: list verified HTTP, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies,
pick the highest-ranked ones, and summarize the current snapshot. It never forwards traffic, never
accepts arbitrary URLs from tool callers, and exposes no write or side-effecting tools; it is a thin
wrapper around @litportnet/free-proxy-sdk.
Add this to your client's MCP server configuration (for Claude Desktop, claude_desktop_config.json;
for Claude Code, .mcp.json or claude mcp add):
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-proxy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@litportnet/free-proxy-mcp"]
}
}
}
No installation step is required beyond having Node.js 20+ available; npx fetches and runs the
package on demand. To install it explicitly instead:
npm install -g @litportnet/free-proxy-mcp
All three tools are read-only and share the same underlying filters. country is a two-letter ISO
3166-1 alpha-2 code (case-insensitive). checkedWithinMin limits results to proxies checked within
the last 1-1440 minutes.
| Tool | Description | Inputs |
|---|---|---|
list_proxies | List verified free proxies matching filters. | protocol (http|socks4|socks5), country, anonymity (transparent|anonymous|elite|unknown), https (boolean), maxLatencyMs (int ≥ 0), minUptime7d (int 0-100), minChecks7d (int ≥ 0), checkedWithinMin (int 1-1440, default 30), limit (int 1-50, default 10) |
pick_best_proxies | Return the highest-ranked proxies matching filters. | count (int 1-25, default 5), plus the same filters as list_proxies except limit |
proxy_snapshot_stats | Summarize the current proxy snapshot. | checkedWithinMin (int 1-1440, default 30), protocol, country |
list_proxies and pick_best_proxies return a count and a proxies array of normalized records
exactly as returned by the SDK. proxy_snapshot_stats returns the total matching count, counts by
protocol and anonymity, the top 10 countries by count, the share of matching proxies that support
HTTPS, latency min/median/p90/max across records that report latency, how many records have a known
seven-day uptime, and the newest and oldest lastChecked timestamps. Every response includes a
disclaimer field. Errors from the underlying SDK (invalid filters, request timeouts, malformed or
stale snapshots) are returned as { isError: true, content: [...] } rather than thrown, and never
include a stack trace.
| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
LITPORT_FREE_PROXY_API_URL | the SDK's built-in snapshot URL | Absolute http:// or https:// URL for the snapshot endpoint. The server validates this and exits with a clear error on startup if it is set to something else. |
LITPORT_FREE_PROXY_TIMEOUT_MS | 10000 | Per-request timeout in milliseconds passed to the SDK client. |
npm install
npm test
npm test runs node --test over test/*.test.mjs: in-process unit tests that drive the server
through the MCP SDK's in-memory transport with an injected @litportnet/free-proxy-sdk client, and
an end-to-end test that spawns the server over stdio against a local HTTP fixture server, plus a
regression test that launches the server through a bin symlink the way npx does.
Free proxies are for testing only. Never route credentials, cookies, payment data, or private data through them.
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y @litportnet/free-proxy-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-litportnet-free-proxy-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@litportnet/free-proxy-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup reference@litportnet/free-proxy-mcpnpmio.github.litportnet/free-proxy-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.