ZeroTrace Proxy
Proxy Pools
Save, merge, tag, and reuse proxy collections across tools and runtimes.
Proxy pools are reusable collections of proxy entries. They are the main way to turn one-off task results into repeatable workflows.
What a Pool Stores
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Name | Human-readable pool name. |
| Description | Optional context for the pool. |
| Entries | Saved proxy strings. |
| Tags | Lowercase labels for filtering and workflow stage. |
| Source tool | Tool that created the entry. |
| Source task | Task ID and task name where the entry came from. |
| Added at | Timestamp for entry creation or merge freshness. |
Pools are capped at 100 saved pools.
Save Modes
| Mode | Use when |
|---|---|
| Create new | Building a new candidate set or final list. |
| Save to existing | Adding results into an established pool. |
| Merge | Preserving existing entries while adding new rows. |
| Replace | Rebuilding a pool from a known-clean current result set. |
Dedupe and Tags
ZeroTrace Proxy dedupes pool entries by exact proxy string. When an incoming proxy already exists, it merges useful metadata and tags instead of creating a duplicate row.
Tiny merge behaviors:
- tags normalize to lowercase
- tags dedupe and sort
- source metadata merges when entries collide
- newest added timestamp is kept during merge
- legacy single-file pool storage can migrate into the index/detail format
- orphaned pool detail files can be trimmed
Recommended tag families:
| Tag type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Workflow | checked, benchmarked, leak-clean |
| Protocol | http, https, socks5 |
| Quality | high, stable, low-latency |
| Source | cloud, html-source, manual |
| Use case | rotation, chain, export |
Maintenance Routine
- Re-check older pools before using them.
- Benchmark pools that will feed rotators.
- Leak-test pools that will be exported or used for anonymity-sensitive work.
- Remove repeatedly dead, leaked, or unstable entries.
- Keep final pools separate from raw or experimental pools.
Use separate pools for workflow stages. For example: raw extracted, checked alive, benchmark winners, and leak clean.