Proxies Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive proxy and messaging skills.

When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you’re working with:

• Forward/reverse proxies
• HTTP proxy configuration
• Nginx, Traefik, Envoy, Caddy
• Load balancing
• SSL/TLS termination
• HTTP caching and CDN
• Cache invalidation
• NATS messaging
• Service mesh patterns

Available Skills

Quick Reference

The Proxies category contains 7 skills:

1. forward-proxy – Forward proxy fundamentals, HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS protocols
2. reverse-proxy – Reverse proxy patterns, load balancing, SSL termination
3. nginx-configuration – Nginx setup, locations, upstreams, caching, SSL
4. traefik-configuration – Traefik dynamic config, middleware, Let’s Encrypt
5. envoy-proxy – Envoy architecture, filters, clusters, observability
6. cache-control – HTTP caching, cache headers, CDN patterns, invalidation
7. nats-messaging – NATS pub/sub, request-reply, JetStream, clustering

Load Full Category Details

For complete descriptions and workflows:

Read /skills/proxies/INDEX.md

This loads the full Proxies category index with:

• Detailed skill descriptions
• Usage triggers for each skill
• Common workflow combinations
• Cross-references to related skills

Load Specific Skills

Load individual skills as needed:

Read /skills/proxies/forward-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/reverse-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/nginx-configuration.md Read /skills/proxies/traefik-configuration.md Read /skills/proxies/envoy-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/cache-control.md Read /skills/proxies/nats-messaging.md

Common Workflows

Setting Up Reverse Proxy

Reverse proxy → Nginx/Traefik → Caching

Read /skills/proxies/reverse-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/nginx-configuration.md Read /skills/proxies/cache-control.md

Cloud-Native Proxy Stack

Traefik → Service discovery → Let’s Encrypt

Read /skills/proxies/traefik-configuration.md Read /skills/proxies/reverse-proxy.md

Service Mesh and Observability

Envoy → Advanced routing → Messaging

Read /skills/proxies/envoy-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/nats-messaging.md

Caching and CDN Optimization

HTTP caching → CDN patterns → Nginx

Read /skills/proxies/cache-control.md Read /skills/proxies/nginx-configuration.md Read /skills/proxies/reverse-proxy.md

Microservices Communication

NATS → Load balancing → Proxy patterns

Read /skills/proxies/nats-messaging.md Read /skills/proxies/reverse-proxy.md Read /skills/proxies/envoy-proxy.md

Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:

• Level 1: Gateway loads automatically (you’re here now)
• Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
• Level 3: Load specific skills as needed

Usage Instructions

1. Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects proxy/messaging work
2. Browse skills: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/proxies/INDEX.md for full category overview
3. Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

Next Steps: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/proxies/INDEX.md to see full category details.