# cfal/shoes

A multi-protocol proxy server written in Rust (HTTP, SOCKS5, Vmess, Vless, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Snell, Hysteria2, TUIC v5, AnyTLS, Naiveproxy, XTLS)

Repository: https://github.com/cfal/shoes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cfal-shoes
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: shadowsocks, vmess, v2ray, proxy, snell, vless, socks5, trojan, vpn, quic, rust, hysteria2, tuic-v5, shadowtls, anytls, naiveproxy, xtls
Last push: 2026-08-09T18:57:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1677, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 223, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1210, forks 126 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.087088+00:00)

## What it is
A high-performance multi-protocol proxy server written in Rust supporting HTTP, SOCKS5, VMess, VLESS, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Snell, Hysteria2, TUIC, and more. It offers TUN/VPN mode, TLS SNI routing, proxy chaining, rule-based routing, and hot config reloading.

## Use cases
- run a self-hosted multi-protocol proxy server
- set up a shadowsocks or vmess server
- proxy traffic over hysteria2 or tuic with quic
- chain multiple upstream proxies with load balancing
- route traffic by hostname or CIDR rules
- run a transparent VPN proxy with TUN mode
- bypass censorship with xtls reality or shadowtls

## When to choose
- you need a single binary supporting many proxy protocols
- you want high performance with a Rust async runtime
- you need hot-reloading YAML configuration and rule-based routing
- you want TUN-based transparent proxying on Linux, Android, or iOS

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI-managed proxy client
- you only need a simple HTTP forward proxy with no advanced protocols
- you require Windows TUN/VPN mode support

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, security, cryptography, vpn
- domain: networking, security, privacy, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: windows, rust, cli, self-hosted
- tags: proxy-server, shadowsocks, vmess, vless, trojan, hysteria2, tuic, snell, xtls, quic, tun-mode, socks5, multi-protocol, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- cfal/shoes (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.087088+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:10.159944+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cfal/shoes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.087088+00:00, sha 554479934bd1)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/shoes (fetched 2026-08-29T12:26:03.435545+00:00, sha 650ac8ffbec8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.