How to exclude specific apps (like SOCKS servers) from proxying in v2.0.1?

[CatDonIO]

Hello,

I'm trying to exclude certain applications (like SOCKS servers such as v2rayN.exe, sing-box.exe, etc.) from being processed by the proxy in version 2.0.1. I've tried using "0.0.0.0" and empty string ("") values for socks5ProxyEndpoint, but it doesn't seem to work as expected — those apps are still being processed.

Here's my current config:

{
    "logLevel": "Error",
    "proxies": [
        {
            "appNames": [
                "v2rayN.exe",
                "sing-box.exe",
                "xray.exe",
                "wireproxy.exe",
                "wireproxy-win64.exe",
                "nekobox_core.exe",
                "ciadpi.exe",
                "core.exe"
            ],
            "socks5ProxyEndpoint": "",
            "supportedProtocols": [
                "TCP",
                "UDP"
            ]
        },
        {
            "appNames": [""],
            "socks5ProxyEndpoint": "127.0.0.1:1180",
            "supportedProtocols": [
                "TCP",
                "UDP"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
 

Is there a correct way to fully exclude certain apps from proxying?
If not, could this be considered as a feature request?

Thank you!

[EverchangerL]

I have the same issue with v2rayN and Xray-core. It would be great to have this feature when all apps are proxied. Please consider it, thanks.

[wiresock]

Thanks for the question!

You’re right — with the current version (2.0.1), a configuration like the one you posted won’t work as intended. Specifically, the first proxy block with an empty socks5ProxyEndpoint will simply fail to be added, and the apps listed there will fall through to the next matching rule — which is likely the catch-all one.

What you’re trying to achieve (excluding specific applications from being proxied) is possible, but it requires some code changes. Right now, there’s no built-in support for “bypass” or “exclude” rules — the logic assumes that every matching block includes a valid proxy destination.

This is a reasonable feature request, and I agree it would be useful — especially in setups where you want to proxy everything except a few control apps like v2rayN.exe or xray.exe. I’ll consider adding a clean way to support this in a future.

Thanks again for bringing it up!