diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fafa9a..91c49b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^3.10.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.32.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.5.4",
+    "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
     "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "puppeteer": "^22.15.0",
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
     "tsc-alias": "^1.8.16",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "undici": "^7.16.0",
     "vite": "^5.4.21",
     "vite-node": "^1.6.1",
     "vite-plugin-dts": "^3.9.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 744f829..6ee11ee 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ importers:
       eslint-plugin-prettier:
         specifier: ^5.5.4
         version: 5.5.4(@types/eslint@9.6.1)(eslint-config-prettier@9.1.2(eslint@8.57.1))(eslint@8.57.1)(prettier@3.6.2)
+      https-proxy-agent:
+        specifier: ^7.0.6
+        version: 7.0.6
       prettier:
         specifier: ^3.6.2
         version: 3.6.2
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@ importers:
       typescript:
         specifier: ^5.9.3
         version: 5.9.3
+      undici:
+        specifier: ^7.16.0
+        version: 7.16.0
       vite:
         specifier: ^5.4.21
         version: 5.4.21(@types/node@24.9.1)(terser@5.44.0)
@@ -2955,6 +2961,10 @@ packages:
   undici-types@7.16.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Zz+aZWSj8LE6zoxD+xrjh4VfkIG8Ya6LvYkZqtUQGJPZjYl53ypCaUwWqo7eI0x66KBGeRo+mlBEkMSeSZ38Nw==}
 
+  undici@7.16.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-QEg3HPMll0o3t2ourKwOeUAZ159Kn9mx5pnzHRQO8+Wixmh88YdZRiIwat0iNzNNXn0yoEtXJqFpyW7eM8BV7g==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
+
   universalify@0.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rBJeI5CXAlmy1pV+617WB9J63U6XcazHHF2f2dbJix4XzpUF0RS3Zbj0FGIOCAva5P/d/GBOYaACQ1w+0azUkg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4.0.0'}
@@ -6313,6 +6323,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici-types@7.16.0: {}
 
+  undici@7.16.0: {}
+
   universalify@0.1.2: {}
 
   unpacker@1.0.1: {}
diff --git a/src/dev-cli/index.ts b/src/dev-cli/index.ts
index 4c344e1..0437b2e 100644
--- a/src/dev-cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/dev-cli/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { program } from 'commander';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { prompt } from 'enquirer';
+import { ProxyAgent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici';
 
 import { runRankManager } from '@/dev-cli/rank';
 import { runScraper } from '@/dev-cli/scraper';
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@ async function runCommandLine() {
   await runScraper(providerOptions, validatedSource, validatedOps);
 }
 
+// this takes care of native fetch
+// node-fetch needs to be handled separately
+if (process.env.HTTPS_PROXY) {
+  process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
+  console.warn(`Using HTTPS proxy at ${process.env.HTTPS_PROXY}`);
+  setGlobalDispatcher(new ProxyAgent({ uri: new URL(process.env.HTTPS_PROXY).toString() }));
+}
+
 if (process.argv.length === 2) {
   runQuestions()
     .catch(() => console.error('Exited.'))
diff --git a/src/dev-cli/validate.ts b/src/dev-cli/validate.ts
index 4455c45..3477ee9 100644
--- a/src/dev-cli/validate.ts
+++ b/src/dev-cli/validate.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
 import nodeFetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 import { Embed, Sourcerer } from '@/providers/base';
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ export async function processOptions(sources: Array<Embed | Sourcerer>, options:
 
   if (options.fetcher === 'native') {
     fetcher = makeStandardFetcher(fetch);
+  } else if (process.env.HTTPS_PROXY) {
+    fetcher = makeStandardFetcher(async (url, ops) => {
+      const proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(process.env.HTTPS_PROXY!);
+      return nodeFetch(url, { ...ops, agent: proxyAgent });
+    });
   } else {
     fetcher = makeStandardFetcher(nodeFetch);
   }