diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5b8df4..c98ea10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ If the API rejects the request with an `Invalid assistant message: content or to
 
 - `bantam_tools_dir` (optional path to a directory of extra shell tools; the Go port appends `"Extra shell tools can be found at <dir>"` to the system prompt at startup when set. The `BANTAM_TOOLS_DIR` environment variable overrides this and is checked first; if neither is set, nothing is appended. Note: this is an agent-internal hint, not forwarded to the API.)
 
+The Go port also supports SOCKS5 proxying via the `SOCKS_PROXY` (or `socks_proxy`) environment variable (e.g. `SOCKS_PROXY=socks5://127.0.0.1:1080` or `SOCKS_PROXY=127.0.0.1:1080`), falling back to standard `HTTP_PROXY` / `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variables.
+
 The Go port's built-in editor tracks the cursor with its own column math (terminal auto-wrap aware) and redraws from the first line of the buffer, so wrapped input stays clean at any terminal width.
 
 When enabled, the interactive console uses a subtle ANSI palette: the pending-request status `...requesting...` is darkened bold, reasoning markers are cyan, reasoning text is dim, `[tool call: ...]` traces are yellow, `[tool result: ...]` headers are green, tool result bodies are dim (red for tool errors/unknown tools), and errors/network retries are red. Tool result payloads fed back to the LLM are never colored.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ffb9f67..699be72 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
   "io"
   "net"
   "net/http"
+  "net/url"
   "os"
   "os/exec"
   "os/signal"
@@ -61,9 +62,24 @@ func internalKey(k string) bool {
   return false
 }
 
+func proxyFromEnv(req *http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+  socks := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("SOCKS_PROXY"))
+  if socks == "" {
+    socks = strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("socks_proxy"))
+  }
+  if socks != "" {
+    if !strings.Contains(socks, "://") {
+      socks = "socks5://" + socks
+    }
+    return url.Parse(socks)
+  }
+  return http.ProxyFromEnvironment(req)
+}
+
 // llmTransport is a shared HTTP transport reused across all LLM calls so that
 // connections are pooled instead of recreated per request.
 var llmTransport = &http.Transport{
+  Proxy:       proxyFromEnv,
   DialContext: (&net.Dialer{Timeout: 300 * time.Second}).DialContext,
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +93,13 @@ func atoiD(s string, d int) int {
 }
 
 func queryModelsContextWindow(cfg *Cfg) int {
-  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 3 * time.Second}
+  client := &http.Client{
+    Transport: &http.Transport{
+      Proxy:       proxyFromEnv,
+      DialContext: (&net.Dialer{Timeout: 3 * time.Second}).DialContext,
+    },
+    Timeout: 3 * time.Second,
+  }
   req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", strings.TrimRight(cfg.Endpoint, "/")+"/models", nil)
   if err != nil { return 0 }
   req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Bantam/1.0)")
@@ -143,7 +165,13 @@ func fetchContextWindow(cfg *Cfg) int {
 func listModels(cfg *Cfg) (string, error) {
   t := cfg.Timeout
   if t < 10 { t = 10 }
-  client := &http.Client{Timeout: time.Duration(t) * time.Second}
+  client := &http.Client{
+    Transport: &http.Transport{
+      Proxy:       proxyFromEnv,
+      DialContext: (&net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Duration(t) * time.Second}).DialContext,
+    },
+    Timeout: time.Duration(t) * time.Second,
+  }
   req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", strings.TrimRight(cfg.Endpoint, "/")+"/models", nil)
   if err != nil { return "", err }
   req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Bantam/1.0)")
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 7ed95bc..8218f27 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
   "encoding/json"
   "errors"
   "fmt"
+  "net"
   "net/http"
   "net/http/httptest"
   "os"
@@ -2199,3 +2200,82 @@ func TestFilterTextPrintableOnly(t *testing.T) {
     t.Errorf("filterText = %q, want %q", got, "ok\t\nab")
   }
 }
+
+func TestProxyFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+  os.Unsetenv("SOCKS_PROXY")
+  os.Unsetenv("socks_proxy")
+  req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com", nil)
+  _, err := proxyFromEnv(req)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("proxyFromEnv err: %v", err)
+  }
+
+  os.Setenv("SOCKS_PROXY", "127.0.0.1:1080")
+  defer os.Unsetenv("SOCKS_PROXY")
+  u, err := proxyFromEnv(req)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("proxyFromEnv with 127.0.0.1:1080: %v", err)
+  }
+  if u == nil || u.Scheme != "socks5" || u.Host != "127.0.0.1:1080" {
+    t.Fatalf("unexpected url: %v", u)
+  }
+
+  os.Setenv("SOCKS_PROXY", "socks5://localhost:9050")
+  u, err = proxyFromEnv(req)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("proxyFromEnv with socks5://: %v", err)
+  }
+  if u == nil || u.Scheme != "socks5" || u.Host != "localhost:9050" {
+    t.Fatalf("unexpected url: %v", u)
+  }
+
+  os.Unsetenv("SOCKS_PROXY")
+  os.Setenv("socks_proxy", "socks5h://user:pass@127.0.0.1:1080")
+  defer os.Unsetenv("socks_proxy")
+  u, err = proxyFromEnv(req)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("proxyFromEnv with socks_proxy: %v", err)
+  }
+  if u == nil || u.Scheme != "socks5h" || u.User.Username() != "user" {
+    t.Fatalf("unexpected url: %v", u)
+  }
+}
+
+func TestSOCKS5ProxySupport(t *testing.T) {
+  l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("listen: %v", err)
+  }
+  defer l.Close()
+
+  handshakeDone := make(chan bool, 1)
+  go func() {
+    conn, err := l.Accept()
+    if err != nil {
+      return
+    }
+    defer conn.Close()
+    buf := make([]byte, 256)
+    n, err := conn.Read(buf)
+    if err == nil && n >= 2 && buf[0] == 0x05 {
+      conn.Write([]byte{0x05, 0x00})
+      handshakeDone <- true
+    }
+  }()
+
+  os.Setenv("SOCKS_PROXY", "socks5://"+l.Addr().String())
+  defer os.Unsetenv("SOCKS_PROXY")
+
+  tr := &http.Transport{
+    Proxy:       proxyFromEnv,
+    DialContext: (&net.Dialer{Timeout: 1 * time.Second}).DialContext,
+  }
+  client := &http.Client{Transport: tr, Timeout: 1 * time.Second}
+  client.Get("http://example.com/test")
+
+  select {
+  case <-handshakeDone:
+  case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+    t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for SOCKS5 handshake through proxy")
+  }
+}