How to · Cloak Proxy
Debug your app's traffic, one task at a time.
Short, step-by-step guides for the things people most often need a debugging proxy for, each with a link to the full page in the docs.
Capture iOS Simulator HTTPS traffic
Install the certificate in every booted simulator with one click, then decrypt your API.
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Capture Android emulator HTTPS traffic
Connect an emulator over adb with one click and let your debug build trust the certificate.
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Capture Flutter app HTTP traffic
Add a debug-only Dart file, call it from main() and run with --dart-define.
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See what Claude Code sends to the Anthropic API
Run your agent from a configured Terminal and read tokens, cost and cache hits per call.
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Mock an API response on a Mac
Turn a captured response into a Map Local rule and edit it, without touching the server.
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Simulate a slow network on a Mac
Make a Network Conditions rule from a request and pick 3G, Edge or your own values.
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Capture Node.js, Python and curl HTTPS traffic
Open a Terminal with the proxy and certificate variables set, or eval cloakctl env.
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Capture Docker Compose container traffic
Write a Compose override with the proxy and certificate, then docker compose up -d.
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Comparing tools? See Cloak Proxy and the alternatives or Proxyman vs Charles.