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@@ -31,6 +31,35 @@ Use this when you need to reproduce country or IP-sensitive behavior from a term
 
 [Follow the two-minute quickstart](https://shellroute.com/docs/quickstart?utm_source=npm&utm_medium=package-readme&utm_campaign=exp_npmconv_01).
 
-The CLI is open source and connects to the shellroute service. The service uses prepaid credits.
+## Use your own proxy
+
+Already have a proxy, from a provider or your own server? Save it under a name you choose and use that name wherever a country code goes. No Shellroute account is needed and nothing is billed.
+
+`your-proxy-name` below is a placeholder: the alias you pick when saving the proxy. Replace `USER`, `PASSWORD`, `HOST` and `PORT` with what your provider gave you.
+
+```bash
+# 1. Save it. Schemes: http, https (TLS to the proxy), socks5, socks5h.
+shellroute upstream add your-proxy-name http://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT
+
+# 2. Check it: one tunnel, exit IP, observed country, latency.
+shellroute upstream test your-proxy-name
+
+# 3. Use it.
+shellroute run your-proxy-name -- curl https://ipinfo.io/json   # one command
+shellroute                                                       # interactive shell, then: /connect your-proxy-name
+shellroute proxy --upstream your-proxy-name                      # persistent local proxy on 127.0.0.1:41900
+
+# Without saving, for example in CI:
+shellroute run --proxy socks5://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT -- curl https://ipinfo.io/json
+SHELLROUTE_PROXY=http://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT shellroute run -- curl https://ipinfo.io/json
+
+# Manage saved proxies. Passwords are shown as ***.
+shellroute upstream list
+shellroute upstream remove your-proxy-name
+```
+
+The command only ever sees the local proxy on `127.0.0.1`, so your proxy's credentials never reach it, your shell history or your CI logs. Where the proxy exits is observed when the route starts, not declared; a different exit per request is normal on rotating plans.
+
+The CLI is open source. Shellroute's built-in routes use prepaid credits; your own proxy needs no account.
 
 [GitHub](https://github.com/shellroute/shellroute-cli) · [Pricing](https://shellroute.com/pricing) · [Compatibility](https://shellroute.com/docs/compatibility) · [Acceptable use](https://shellroute.com/acceptable-use)