Chain Tester
Test explicit proxy chains or search for working multi-hop chains with autonomous harmony.
Chain Tester validates proxy chains hop by hop. It can test explicit chains that you provide or run autonomous harmony to search for promising multi-hop combinations.
Chain Input Formats
Use any of these separators:
http://192.0.2.10:8080 -> socks5://198.51.100.20:1080
http://192.0.2.10:8080 => socks5://198.51.100.20:1080
http://192.0.2.10:8080 | socks5://198.51.100.20:1080You can also put hops on separate lines.
Modes
Use this when you already know the hop order. The tester validates each chain and reports failed hop, grade, HTTP/HTTPS support, latency, and exit details.
Use this when you have a set of proxies and want ZeroTrace Proxy to search for working combinations. Configure max hops, candidate budget, order mode, and beam width.
Autonomous Harmony Controls
| Control | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Order | Pasted order preserves source order; permuted order can try broader combinations. |
| Max hops | Maximum chain depth, normalized up to 10. |
| Max candidates | Search budget, default 3000 and hard-capped at 15000. |
| Beam width | Number of promising bases retained for deeper expansion. |
Result Fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Status | Alive, partial, or failed chain outcome. |
| Grade | A to F chain quality label. |
| Score | 0 to 100 quality score. |
| Hop count | Total hops in the tested chain. |
| Working hops | Hops that succeeded before failure. |
| Failed hop | First failing hop, when applicable. |
| Supports HTTP/HTTPS | Whether the final chain supports the probe type. |
| Exit IP | Exit observed through the complete chain. |
Details That Matter
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Separators | Newlines, =>, ->, and pipe-style separators are supported. |
| Real chain dialer | The tester dials hop by hop instead of pretending a chain is just a list. |
| Hop protocols | HTTP CONNECT, HTTPS CONNECT, SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, and SOCKS5. |
| Hop auth | SOCKS5 username/password and HTTP Basic Proxy-Authorization for CONNECT. |
| SOCKS4a | Remote hostname marker support for SOCKS4a hops. |
| Per-hop probes | HTTP support, HTTPS support, status codes, latencies, final URL, and per-hop errors. |
| Grading | Score bonuses for HTTPS support, HTTP support, all hops working, and latency. Partial chains can still get partial score. |
| Harmony record | Search stage, source proxy count, max hops, max candidates, and beam width are recorded with autonomous runs. |
Best Next Steps
- Save strong chains in Chain Engine -> Chains.
- Use a Chain Engine policy to control health checks, fallback, auth, and bandwidth.
- Watch Chain Engine -> Traffic after starting the runtime.
An A-grade chain is a candidate, not a permanent guarantee. Chains should still be monitored through runtime health and traffic pages.