install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tproxy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tproxy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tp/tproxy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/tproxy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tproxy.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI tool to proxy and analyze TCP connections

Project links

Commands and aliases

tproxy

history

Project history and usage

tproxy is a Go CLI for proxying and analyzing TCP connections, aimed at developers who need to observe live service traffic without setting up a full packet-analysis stack.

Project history

The upstream README frames tproxy as a tool written out of backend-service development needs. The author says that while developing backend services and go-zero, they often needed to monitor network traffic such as gRPC connection behavior, MySQL connection pools, and arbitrary TCP connections.

The GitHub repository was created in June 2022 and released v0.1.0 the same day. Release metadata shows a steady 0.x series continuing through v0.9.2 in December 2025.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Go's normal `go install` workflow and through Docker images; the README also documents Windows installation with Scoop. The batch source facts show additional packaging in Homebrew and Nix, which puts the tool in the cross-platform package-manager niche rather than only in the Go module ecosystem.

How it is used

Users run tproxy as a local listener that forwards to a remote address, optionally selecting protocol handling for http2, grpc, redis, or mongodb, adding packet delay, limiting upload or download speed, and enabling statistics. Official examples cover monitoring gRPC traffic, MySQL connections, reliability through retransmission and RTT statistics, and connection-pool behavior.

Why package nerds care

tproxy appeals to package nerds because it sits between heavyweight packet tools and application observability stacks: it is a single CLI that can be installed by Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, Go, or Docker and used immediately in local debugging sessions.

Timeline

2022-06: GitHub repository created and v0.1.0 released.
2022-07: v0.5.0 released during the early rapid-release period.
2023-02: v0.7.0 released.
2025-12: v0.9.2 released.

Related projects

go-zero, gRPC, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Wireshark, Charles, tcpdump.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/kevwan/tproxy
https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy#readme
https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy/releases
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tproxy`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.9.2

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.2

https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tproxy
Version	0.9.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tproxy
Homepage	https://go-zero.dev
Repository	https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy
Upstream docs	https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kevwan/tproxy/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:21:22-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	tproxy
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

tproxy

nix profile install nixpkgs#tproxy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tproxy

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tp/tproxy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/tproxy

scoop install main/tproxy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tproxy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tproxy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/tproxy.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install tproxy with Homebrew, Nix, scoop