# NousResearch/hermes-agent · HTTP/SSE MCP proxy support fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where HTTP/SSE MCP servers ignore system proxy settings (HTTP_PROXY and related) because a custom transport disables httpx's automatic proxy detection. The work involves restoring or adding proxy support for these servers.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112280. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112280 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-112280`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #111794: HTTP/SSE MCP servers ignore HTTP_PROXY / the system proxy: custom transport= disables httpx proxy detection

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112280: fix(mcp): HTTP/SSE MCP servers honor HTTP_PROXY / system proxy settings (#111794, salvage #111796)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_http_proxy.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_transport.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md`
- **#111796: fix(mcp): restore proxy support for HTTP/SSE MCP servers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `341f8b4d93`, `#112280`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112280 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.