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AI · February 19, 2025

Proxy 1.0

Your AI Assistant that actually gets things done

Proxy 1.0 launched on February 19, 2025 with 718 votes, #21 of 5,999 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

In plain words

Proxy is an AI assistant designed to execute tasks across websites by clicking, scrolling, and navigating on behalf of users. Unlike chat-based AI tools, it performs actual interactions and completes real actions online. The tool is intended for users seeking productivity improvements through automated web-based workflows and is built for practical task execution rather than conversation alone.

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From the sources

Meet Proxy - the AI assistant that gets things done. While others just chat, Proxy executes tasks across websites. It clicks, scrolls & navigates, handling real interactions, turning AI from talk to action.

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