diff --git a/src/api/providers/base-openai-compatible-provider.ts b/src/api/providers/base-openai-compatible-provider.ts
index d079e22a1c..e5dca101b4 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/base-openai-compatible-provider.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/base-openai-compatible-provider.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { convertToOpenAiMessages } from "../transform/openai-format"
 import type { SingleCompletionHandler, ApiHandlerCreateMessageMetadata } from "../index"
 import { DEFAULT_HEADERS } from "./constants"
 import { BaseProvider } from "./base-provider"
+import { getProxyConfig } from "./utils/proxy-config"
 
 type BaseOpenAiCompatibleProviderOptions<ModelName extends string> = ApiHandlerOptions & {
 	providerName: string
@@ -55,10 +56,14 @@ export abstract class BaseOpenAiCompatibleProvider<ModelName extends string>
 			throw new Error("API key is required")
 		}
 
+		// Get proxy configuration if available
+		const proxyConfig = getProxyConfig(baseURL)
+
 		this.client = new OpenAI({
 			baseURL,
 			apiKey: this.options.apiKey,
 			defaultHeaders: DEFAULT_HEADERS,
+			...proxyConfig, // Spread proxy configuration if available
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/api/providers/openai.ts b/src/api/providers/openai.ts
index 36158d770c..9eefd2fc9c 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/openai.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/openai.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_HEADERS } from "./constants"
 import { BaseProvider } from "./base-provider"
 import type { SingleCompletionHandler, ApiHandlerCreateMessageMetadata } from "../index"
 import { getApiRequestTimeout } from "./utils/timeout-config"
+import { getProxyConfig } from "./utils/proxy-config"
 
 // TODO: Rename this to OpenAICompatibleHandler. Also, I think the
 // `OpenAINativeHandler` can subclass from this, since it's obviously
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ export class OpenAiHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHandl
 
 		const timeout = getApiRequestTimeout()
 
+		// Get proxy configuration if available
+		const proxyConfig = getProxyConfig(baseURL)
+
 		if (isAzureAiInference) {
 			// Azure AI Inference Service (e.g., for DeepSeek) uses a different path structure
 			this.client = new OpenAI({
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ export class OpenAiHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHandl
 				defaultHeaders: headers,
 				defaultQuery: { "api-version": this.options.azureApiVersion || "2024-05-01-preview" },
 				timeout,
+				...proxyConfig, // Spread proxy configuration if available
 			})
 		} else if (isAzureOpenAi) {
 			// Azure API shape slightly differs from the core API shape:
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ export class OpenAiHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHandl
 				apiVersion: this.options.azureApiVersion || azureOpenAiDefaultApiVersion,
 				defaultHeaders: headers,
 				timeout,
+				...proxyConfig, // Spread proxy configuration if available
 			})
 		} else {
 			this.client = new OpenAI({
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ export class OpenAiHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHandl
 				apiKey,
 				defaultHeaders: headers,
 				timeout,
+				...proxyConfig, // Spread proxy configuration if available
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/api/providers/utils/__tests__/proxy-config.spec.ts b/src/api/providers/utils/__tests__/proxy-config.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fcff5f771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/providers/utils/__tests__/proxy-config.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest"
+import { getProxyConfig } from "../proxy-config"
+
+describe("getProxyConfig", () => {
+	let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		originalEnv = { ...process.env }
+		// Clear all proxy-related environment variables
+		delete process.env.HTTP_PROXY
+		delete process.env.http_proxy
+		delete process.env.HTTPS_PROXY
+		delete process.env.https_proxy
+		delete process.env.NO_PROXY
+		delete process.env.no_proxy
+
+		// Mock require for https-proxy-agent
+		vi.doMock("https-proxy-agent", () => ({
+			HttpsProxyAgent: vi.fn().mockImplementation((url) => ({
+				proxyUrl: url,
+				_isHttpsProxyAgent: true,
+			})),
+		}))
+	})
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		process.env = originalEnv
+		vi.clearAllMocks()
+	})
+
+	describe("when no proxy is configured", () => {
+		it("should return undefined for any URL", () => {
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.openai.com/v1")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://localhost:8080")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("when HTTP_PROXY is set", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+		})
+
+		it("should return proxy config for HTTP URLs", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should return proxy config for HTTPS URLs when HTTPS_PROXY is not set", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("https://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("when HTTPS_PROXY is set", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			process.env.HTTPS_PROXY = "https://secure-proxy.example.com:8443"
+		})
+
+		it("should return proxy config for HTTPS URLs", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("https://api.openai.com/v1")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should not use HTTPS_PROXY for HTTP URLs", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("when both HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY are set", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+			process.env.HTTPS_PROXY = "https://secure-proxy.example.com:8443"
+		})
+
+		it("should use HTTPS_PROXY for HTTPS URLs", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("https://api.openai.com/v1")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should use HTTP_PROXY for HTTP URLs", () => {
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("NO_PROXY handling", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+			process.env.HTTPS_PROXY = "https://secure-proxy.example.com:8443"
+		})
+
+		it("should bypass proxy for exact hostname match", () => {
+			process.env.NO_PROXY = "api.openai.com,localhost"
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.openai.com/v1")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://localhost:3000")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should bypass proxy for wildcard domain match", () => {
+			process.env.NO_PROXY = "*.internal.com,*.local"
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.internal.com")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://service.internal.com")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://myapp.local")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should bypass proxy for subdomain match", () => {
+			process.env.NO_PROXY = "example.com"
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.example.com")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://example.com")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should not bypass proxy for non-matching domains", () => {
+			process.env.NO_PROXY = "example.com,*.local"
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.openai.com")).toBeDefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://google.com")).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should handle spaces in NO_PROXY list", () => {
+			process.env.NO_PROXY = "example.com, localhost , *.local"
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://localhost:3000")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://example.com")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://test.local")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("case sensitivity", () => {
+		it("should handle lowercase proxy environment variables", () => {
+			process.env.http_proxy = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+			process.env.https_proxy = "https://secure-proxy.example.com:8443"
+
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")).toBeDefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://api.example.com")).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should prefer uppercase over lowercase", () => {
+			process.env.http_proxy = "http://lower-proxy.example.com:8080"
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://upper-proxy.example.com:8080"
+
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			// The actual proxy URL used would be from HTTP_PROXY (uppercase)
+		})
+
+		it("should handle lowercase no_proxy", () => {
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+			process.env.no_proxy = "localhost,example.com"
+
+			expect(getProxyConfig("http://localhost:3000")).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(getProxyConfig("https://example.com")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("error handling", () => {
+		it("should return proxy config when https-proxy-agent module is available", () => {
+			// Since https-proxy-agent is available in the project,
+			// we test that it returns a valid proxy configuration
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeDefined()
+			expect(config?.httpAgent).toBeDefined()
+		})
+
+		it("should handle invalid proxy URLs gracefully", () => {
+			// Mock console.warn to capture the warning
+			const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+			// Test with an invalid proxy URL
+			process.env.HTTP_PROXY = "not-a-valid-url"
+
+			// Should return undefined for invalid URLs
+			const config = getProxyConfig("http://api.example.com")
+			expect(config).toBeUndefined()
+
+			// Should have logged a warning
+			expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Invalid proxy URL: not-a-valid-url")
+
+			warnSpy.mockRestore()
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/api/providers/utils/proxy-config.ts b/src/api/providers/utils/proxy-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86c088591c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/providers/utils/proxy-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { Agent } from "http"
+
+/**
+ * Get proxy configuration from environment variables
+ * Respects standard proxy environment variables: HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, NO_PROXY
+ */
+export function getProxyConfig(targetUrl: string): { httpAgent?: Agent } | undefined {
+	// Dynamic import to avoid bundling issues
+	let HttpsProxyAgent: any
+	try {
+		HttpsProxyAgent = require("https-proxy-agent").HttpsProxyAgent
+	} catch (error) {
+		// If the module is not available, return undefined
+		console.warn("https-proxy-agent module not available, proxy support disabled")
+		return undefined
+	}
+
+	// Check if the target URL should bypass proxy based on NO_PROXY
+	const noProxy = process.env.NO_PROXY || process.env.no_proxy
+	if (noProxy) {
+		const noProxyList = noProxy.split(",").map((s) => s.trim())
+		const url = new URL(targetUrl)
+		const hostname = url.hostname
+
+		for (const pattern of noProxyList) {
+			// Handle wildcard patterns like *.example.com
+			if (pattern.startsWith("*")) {
+				const domain = pattern.slice(1)
+				if (hostname.endsWith(domain)) {
+					return undefined
+				}
+			}
+			// Handle exact matches
+			else if (hostname === pattern || hostname.endsWith(`.${pattern}`)) {
+				return undefined
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Determine which proxy to use based on the protocol
+	const url = new URL(targetUrl)
+	const isHttps = url.protocol === "https:"
+
+	// Check for proxy environment variables
+	const proxyUrl = isHttps
+		? process.env.HTTPS_PROXY || process.env.https_proxy || process.env.HTTP_PROXY || process.env.http_proxy
+		: process.env.HTTP_PROXY || process.env.http_proxy
+
+	if (proxyUrl) {
+		try {
+			// Validate the proxy URL before creating the agent
+			new URL(proxyUrl)
+			// Create and return the proxy agent
+			const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyUrl)
+			return { httpAgent: agent }
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.warn(`Invalid proxy URL: ${proxyUrl}`)
+			return undefined
+		}
+	}
+
+	return undefined
+}