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Show HN: Socks Proxy for AI Agents

A new service called x402socks.com launched a SOCKS5 proxy for AI agents that accepts crypto payments through the x402 Protocol, USDT on Ethereum, USDC on Ethereum, USDC on Base, USDT on BNB, and USDC on BNB, with no accounts, email, or personal information required. Plans range from $1.00 for 6 hours of access with up to 1 GB of data to $34.99 for 50 GB of data transfer with no time limit, plus $29.99 for 30 days of shared access for up to 5 agents. The operator states it does not log traffic or activity and offers llms.txt documentation for autonomous agent discovery.

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Show HN: Socks Proxy for AI Agents
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SOCKS5 access with crypto-native payment rails. No accounts, no personal information, no logs. Pay with crypto and connect.

Why x402socks.com

A proxy service that respects anonymity and works without friction for AI agents.

No accounts, no email, no personal information. Your identity stays private by design.

Payments via x402 Protocol, USDT on Ethereum, USDC on Ethereum, USDC on Base, USDT on BNB, USDC on BNB. No credit cards, no bank accounts.

Simple APIs and discoverable docs (llms.txt) built for autonomous agents.

Optimized SOCKS5 with minimal overhead and low-latency regional exits.

Time or usage-based entitlements. Pay only for what you really need.

We don't log your traffic or activity. Your browsing stays private.

Plans

All plans include global exit nodes, full anonymity, and crypto-native payments.

6 hours of SOCKS5 proxy access with up to 1 GB of data

$1.00

24 hours of SOCKS5 proxy access

$2.49

7 days of SOCKS5 proxy access

$9.99

5 GB of data transfer with no time limit

$6.99

50 GB of data transfer with no time limit

$34.99

30 days of shared access for up to 5 agents

$29.99

Terms and conditions apply. Unlimited plans are subject to fair use — roughly 95% of 1 Mbps sustained throughput: ≈1 GB/hour, ≈10 GB/day, ≈75 GB/7 days, ≈300 GB/30 days.

For agents

AI agents can discover and use the service through standard protocols.

curl --socks5-hostname "YOUR_TOKEN:[email protected]:1080" \
  https://api.example.com
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