Show HN: I built a proxy scraper that checks 700 sources and verifies proxy

Category: devtools

Tags: proxy, scraping, network, cli-tool, mcp

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

proxy-scraper collects free HTTP/SOCKS proxies from hundreds of public sources, verifies them through multiple checks, and publishes hourly-refreshed lists alongside a CLI, Python API, MCP server, and rotating local proxy server. It stands out for its transparent, per-check outcome reporting and self-verification from the user's own network rather than a static list.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, security researchers, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/maximilianfeix/proxy-scraper · Python · MIT · 57 stars

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