Web Scraping
platonai/Browser4
Extracts data from web pages using browser automation and CSS/JavaScript selectors.
Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs.
Install Proxies
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxies --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .claude/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .claude/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxiesType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxies --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .agents/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .agents/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxies --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .cursor/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .cursor/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git --path skills/proxies--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxies --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .gemini/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .gemini/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxiesInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .github/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .github/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxylabs/agent-skills proxies --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/proxies .opencode/skills/proxies && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "proxies" agent skill from https://github.com/oxylabs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/proxies into .opencode/skills/proxies/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "proxies", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
proxies- GitHub stars
- 875
- Token cost
- ~1.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 541 words
- Files
- 5
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs.
- Routing traffic through proxies
- SKILL.md covers Proxy Types Overview, Environment Variables, Authentication Format and Quick Start, plus 6 more sections
- Calls curl; reaches ip.oxylabs.io; needs OXY_RES_PASSWORD and OXY_DC_PASSWORD
- Building scrapers with proxy auth
What it does
Proxies is an agent skill from oxylabs/agent-skills. Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs. Use when routing traffic through proxies, building scrapers with proxy auth, rotating or sticky sessions, whitelisting IPs, or accessing geo-restricted content.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `dedicated-datacenter.md`, `dedicated-isp.md` and `examples.md`).
It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Web scraping. The repository describes itself as: Official Agent skills of Oxylabs products. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Routing traffic through proxies
- Building scrapers with proxy auth
- Sticky sessions
- Whitelisting IPs
Example prompts
- “Use the proxies skill to oxylab proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting…”
- “/proxies”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a410198. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
ip.oxylabs.io
Also links to:
pr.oxylabs.io
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
OXY_RES_PASSWORDOXY_DC_PASSWORD
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Proxies loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 541 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from oxylabs/agent-skills at commit a410198, republished under its MIT licence (© oxylabs). 541 words, ~1,651 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/proxies/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- proxies
- description
- Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs. Use when routing traffic through proxies, building scrapers with proxy auth, rotating or sticky sessions, whitelisting IPs, or accessing geo-restricted content.
Oxylabs Proxies
Proxy Types Overview
| Type | Host | Port | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | pr.oxylabs.io | 7777 | High anonymity, geo-targeting |
| Mobile | pr.oxylabs.io | 7777 | Mobile-specific content, highest trust |
| Datacenter (shared) | dc.oxylabs.io | 8000 rotation / 8001+ assigned/static | Speed, high volume |
| ISP (shared) | isp.oxylabs.io | 8000 rotation / 8001+ assigned/static | Speed + anonymity balance |
| Dedicated Datacenter | ddc.oxylabs.io | 8000 rotation / 8001+ assigned/static | Owned IPs, port-based access |
| Dedicated ISP | disp.oxylabs.io | 8000 rotation / 8001+ assigned/static | Owned ISP IPs, ASN locked |
Residential/Mobile use pr.oxylabs.io:7777 with username session parameters. Datacenter/ISP and Dedicated self-service products use proxy-list ports starting at 8001 for assigned/static IPs and 8000 for automatic rotation.
Environment Variables
Use credentials for the specific proxy product family:
| Product family | Variables | Username prefix |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, Mobile | OXY_RES_USERNAME, OXY_RES_PASSWORD | customer- |
| Datacenter, ISP, Dedicated Datacenter, Dedicated ISP | OXY_DC_USERNAME, OXY_DC_PASSWORD | user- for self-service/shared |
Authentication Format
customer-USERNAME:PASSWORD # Residential, Mobile
user-USERNAME:PASSWORD # Shared Datacenter, Shared ISPDedicated proxy auth (Self-Service vs Enterprise) is in dedicated-datacenter.md and dedicated-isp.md.
Use separate credentials for Residential/Mobile (OXY_RES_USERNAME, OXY_RES_PASSWORD) and Datacenter/ISP (OXY_DC_USERNAME, OXY_DC_PASSWORD).
With parameters:
customer-USERNAME-cc-US-city-new_york-sessid-abc123:PASSWORDQuick Start
Residential/Mobile proxy:
curl -x "pr.oxylabs.io:7777" \
-U "customer-$OXY_RES_USERNAME:$OXY_RES_PASSWORD" \
"https://ip.oxylabs.io/location"Datacenter proxy:
curl -x "dc.oxylabs.io:8000" \
-U "user-$OXY_DC_USERNAME:$OXY_DC_PASSWORD" \
"https://ip.oxylabs.io/location"ISP proxy:
curl -x "isp.oxylabs.io:8001" \
-U "user-$OXY_DC_USERNAME:$OXY_DC_PASSWORD" \
"https://ip.oxylabs.io/location"For Datacenter, ISP, Dedicated Datacenter, and Dedicated ISP proxies, use dashboard proxy-list ports starting at 8001 for assigned/static IPs; the first listed IP uses 8001. Switch to port 8000 only when the task calls for automatic rotation.
Protocols (Residential)
| Protocol | Transport | Entry point | Use when |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP | TCP | pr.oxylabs.io:7777 | Default. Supported by common libraries and third-party software |
| HTTPS | TCP | https://pr.oxylabs.io:7777 | Fully encrypted connection to the proxy |
| SOCKS5 | TCP and UDP | socks5h://pr.oxylabs.io:7777 | Client requires SOCKS5 |
| HTTP/3 | (MASQUE) UDP (QUIC) | masque.oxylabs.io:50000 | Native HTTP/3, UDP, DNS over UDP, WebRTC/SIP/gaming traffic |
If the task only needs standard HTTP or HTTPS (TCP) requests, use the main endpoint pr.oxylabs.io:7777. MASQUE adds QUIC connection setup overhead and is only worth it when UDP or native HTTP/3 transport is required.
Google is a restricted target over UDP connections (applies to MASQUE and SOCKS5 UDP).
Show full SKILL.md (249 more words)Show less
Geo-Targeting Parameters
For Residential/Mobile, append username parameters with hyphens unless noted:
| Parameter | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
cc | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | -cc-US, -cc-DE, -cc-GB |
city | English, underscores for spaces | -city-new_york, -city-los_angeles |
st | US states with us_ prefix | -st-us_california, -st-us_texas |
postalcode | 5-digit US ZIP, pair with cc-US | -cc-US-postalcode-90210 |
ASN | Residential/Mobile carrier ASN | -ASN-21928 |
X-Oxylabs-Geolocation | Proxy header lat:lon;radius_miles | 49.9235:-97.0811;10 |
ZIP targeting is US-only. Coordinate radius cannot be lower than 10 miles. If both country and ASN are used, country applies.
Example with geo-targeting:
curl -x "pr.oxylabs.io:7777" \
-U "customer-$OXY_RES_USERNAME-cc-US-city-new_york:$OXY_RES_PASSWORD" \
"https://ip.oxylabs.io/location"For Shared Datacenter/ISP country rotation, use -country-US with user- credentials on the rotation port.
Session Control
| Parameter | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
sessid | Keep the same IP across requests | Standard session is 10 minutes or up to 60s of inactivity |
sessid_oneip | Bind the session to one exact exit node | Returns 502 if that IP becomes unavailable |
sesstime | Set session duration in minutes with sessid or sessid_oneip | Residential backconnect supports up to 1440 minutes; some entry modes cap lower |
Sticky session example:
curl -x "pr.oxylabs.io:7777" \
-U "customer-$OXY_RES_USERNAME-cc-US-sessid-mysession123:$OXY_RES_PASSWORD" \
"https://example.com"Timed session (5 minutes):
curl -x "pr.oxylabs.io:7777" \
-U "customer-$OXY_RES_USERNAME-sessid-abc123-sesstime-5:$OXY_RES_PASSWORD" \
"https://example.com"Choosing the Right Proxy Type
| Need | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Highest anonymity | Residential |
| Mobile app content | Mobile |
| Speed & volume | Datacenter |
| Speed + anonymity | ISP |
| Owned dedicated IPs | Dedicated Datacenter or Dedicated ISP |
| Geo-restricted content | Residential/Mobile with cc/city/postalcode, or DC/ISP by country/assigned port where suitable |
Default Behavior
- Without parameters: random IP for each request
- Residential/Mobile share the same endpoint but different IP pools
- Sessions auto-expire and get new IPs
Additional Resources
- Shared proxy details (Residential, Mobile, Datacenter, ISP): proxy-types.md
- Dedicated Datacenter (Self-Service + Enterprise): dedicated-datacenter.md
- Dedicated ISP (Self-Service + Enterprise): dedicated-isp.md
- Code examples (all languages): examples.md
© oxylabs, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files in skills/proxies of oxylabs/agent-skills.
- SKILL.md
- dedicated-datacenter.md
- dedicated-isp.md
- examples.md
- proxy-types.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a410198
Compare with similar skills
Proxies next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxies this skilloxylabs/agent-skills | 875 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Web Scrapingplatonai/Browser4 | 1.2k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Chrome Devtoolseinverne/dotfiles | 121 | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Web Crawlerbyungjunjang/web-crawler | 165 | — | ~7.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Web Search Scraper API Skillbrowser-act/skills | 6.1k | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Keirouter Web Fetchmydisha/keirouter | 147 | — | ~741 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
Similar skills
Chrome Devtools
einverne/dotfiles
Browser automation, debugging, and performance analysis using Puppeteer CLI scripts.
Web Crawler
byungjunjang/web-crawler
URL과 수집 항목을 받아 사이트를 정찰하고 데이터를 수집하여 엑셀로 출력하는 범용 웹 크롤링 에이전트. An agent skill from byungjunjang/web-crawler.
Web Search Scraper API Skill
browser-act/skills
This skill helps users automatically extract complete Markdown content from any website via the BrowserAct Web Search Scraper API.
Keirouter Web Fetch
mydisha/keirouter
Fetch URL → markdown / text / HTML via KeiRouter /v1/web/fetch using Firecrawl / Jina Reader / Tavily Extract / Exa Contents.
Scrapling
Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes
Web scraping with Scrapling - HTTP fetching, stealth browser automation, Cloudflare bypass, and spider crawling via CLI and Python.
More from oxylabs/agent-skills
Agent Browser
oxylabs/agent-skills
Connects to Oxylabs remote agent browsers over the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) with Playwright or Puppeteer.
Video Data
oxylabs/agent-skills
YouTube data extraction API and high-bandwidth proxy downloads.
Web Scraper API
oxylabs/agent-skills
Production-grade web scraping with automatic anti-bot bypass, structured JSON parsing for 40+ targets, and geo-targeting.
Web Unblocker
oxylabs/agent-skills
Bypasses anti-bot protections using Oxylabs Web Unblocker, an AI-powered proxy that handles fingerprinting, JavaScript rendering, and retries automatically.
Related
Questions about Proxies
What does Proxies do?
Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs. Proxies is an agent skill from oxylabs/agent-skills. Oxylabs proxy networks: Residential, Mobile, shared Datacenter/ISP, and Dedicated Datacenter/ISP proxies with geo-targeting, IP rotation, session persistence, and port-based sticky IPs.
When should I use Proxies?
Proxies fits situations like: routing traffic through proxies; building scrapers with proxy auth; sticky sessions; whitelisting IPs.
How do I install Proxies in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/proxies in oxylabs/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/proxies in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Proxies in Codex?
Run `npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/proxies in oxylabs/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/proxies in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Proxies in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add oxylabs/agent-skills --skill proxies -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/proxies, .gemini/skills/proxies, .github/skills/proxies and .opencode/skills/proxies in your project.
What does Proxies need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Proxies needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named OXY_RES_PASSWORD and OXY_DC_PASSWORD.
Does Proxies access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: ip.oxylabs.io; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: pr.oxylabs.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Proxies safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Proxies use?
Proxies is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Proxies use?
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Proxies?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Proxies: Web Scraping (platonai/Browser4, 1.2k stars), Chrome Devtools (einverne/dotfiles, 121 stars), Web Crawler (byungjunjang/web-crawler, 165 stars) and Web Search Scraper API Skill (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Proxies?
oxylabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in oxylabs/agent-skills, which has 875 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.
Source: oxylabs/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.