diff --git a/src/entry.ts b/src/entry.ts
index 8cd1c5060..b52dfaa29 100644
--- a/src/entry.ts
+++ b/src/entry.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import { applyCliProfileEnv, parseCliProfileArgs } from "./cli/profile.js";
 import { isTruthyEnvValue } from "./infra/env.js";
 import { installProcessWarningFilter } from "./infra/warnings.js";
 import { attachChildProcessBridge } from "./process/child-process-bridge.js";
+import { initGlobalProxy } from "./infra/global-proxy.js";
 
 process.title = "moltbot";
 installProcessWarningFilter();
+initGlobalProxy();
 
 if (process.argv.includes("--no-color")) {
   process.env.NO_COLOR = "1";
diff --git a/src/infra/global-proxy.ts b/src/infra/global-proxy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3220b2de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/global-proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Global proxy support for Node.js fetch (undici).
+ *
+ * Node.js native fetch does not respect http_proxy/https_proxy/all_proxy
+ * environment variables by default. This module sets up a global ProxyAgent
+ * dispatcher so all fetch requests go through the proxy when configured.
+ */
+
+import { setGlobalDispatcher, ProxyAgent } from "undici";
+
+let initialized = false;
+
+/**
+ * Initialize global proxy for fetch if proxy env vars are set.
+ * Should be called early in the CLI entry point.
+ */
+export function initGlobalProxy(): void {
+  if (initialized) return;
+  initialized = true;
+
+  const proxyUrl =
+    process.env.https_proxy ||
+    process.env.HTTPS_PROXY ||
+    process.env.http_proxy ||
+    process.env.HTTP_PROXY ||
+    process.env.all_proxy ||
+    process.env.ALL_PROXY;
+
+  if (!proxyUrl) return;
+
+  try {
+    // Normalize socks5h:// to socks5:// for undici compatibility
+    const normalizedUrl = proxyUrl.replace(/^socks5h:\/\//, "socks5://");
+    const agent = new ProxyAgent(normalizedUrl);
+    setGlobalDispatcher(agent);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Silently ignore proxy setup failures - fallback to direct connection
+    // Log only in debug mode to avoid noise during normal operation
+    if (process.env.DEBUG || process.env.CLAWDBOT_DEBUG) {
+      console.warn("[global-proxy] Failed to initialize proxy:", err);
+    }
+  }
+}