No MCP? The CLI has full feature parity — use helpmetest proxy start/stop/list instead of helpmetest_proxy({...}). See the CLI reference.

HelpMeTest Proxy Setup

Sets up proxy tunnels to test local development servers through HelpMeTest.

How It Works

HelpMeTest tests run on remote infrastructure. Your local dev server (localhost:3000) is not reachable from there. The proxy creates a TCP tunnel:

1. You start a proxy via the MCP tool — it registers a tunnel with the proxy server and spawns an frpc process
2. The tunnel maps a domain (e.g. dev.local) to your local port
3. HelpMeTest's test runner routes traffic for that domain through the tunnel back to your machine
4. Your local server responds as if accessed directly

The proxied URL (e.g. http://dev.local) is NOT accessible from your local browser or curl. It only works inside HelpMeTest test commands (Go To, helpmetest_run_interactive_command, etc.).

When to Use