---
id: aws-cdk-asset-node-proxy-agent-v6
version: "2.1.2"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# aws-cdk.asset-node-proxy-agent-v6 — @aws-cdk/asset-node-proxy-agent-v6

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 6.6M/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is a pre-built AWS Lambda Layer containing the NPM proxy-agent library, designed to simplify proxy configuration in Lambda functions deployed via AWS CDK. Rather than bundling proxy-agent yourself, you import constants from this package (ASSET_FILE and LAYER_SOURCE_DIR) and pass them to CDK constructs, which handle uploading the layer to S3 and attaching it to your Lambda function.

The package bridges Python CDK code and Node.js runtime dependencies: it exposes the bundled proxy-agent archive and source directory path so CDK can fingerprint and deploy the layer. The proxy-agent library itself will be installed under /nodejs/node_modules in the Lambda environment, making it available to Node.js function code. It requires Python 3.9+ and depends on jsii, publication, and typeguard for type checking.

Use it for:

- Add proxy support to Lambda functions that need to route HTTP/HTTPS traffic through a corporate proxy without managing the proxy-agent dependency yourself.
- Deploy Lambda layers across multiple CDK stacks while maintaining consistent proxy-agent versions and asset hashing.
- Simplify Lambda function configuration in CDK applications by importing pre-built layer constants instead of manually bundling Node.js dependencies.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Bundles the NPM proxy-agent package (version 6.3.0) as an AWS Lambda Layer asset, exposing constants for asset file and source directory paths for use in CDK applications.

Yes, if you are building AWS Lambda functions with CDK in Python and need proxy-agent in your Lambda runtime. The package is actively maintained, permissively licensed, has low install friction, and eliminates manual dependency bundling. Install only if you are already using AWS CDK; it is not useful outside that context.

## Install

pip install aws-cdk-asset-node-proxy-agent-v6
uv add aws-cdk-asset-node-proxy-agent-v6
poetry add aws-cdk-asset-node-proxy-agent-v6

## Installing aws-cdk.asset-node-proxy-agent-v6

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 2026-08-10 with production-stable status. Three runtime dependencies (jsii, publication, typeguard) are standard CDK tooling.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

from aws_cdk_asset_node_proxy_agent_v6 import ASSET_FILE, LAYER_SOURCE_DIR

# Use ASSET_FILE and LAYER_SOURCE_DIR with CDK Asset and LayerVersion constructs
# to deploy the bundled proxy-agent as a Lambda layer

Requires Python 3.9 or later; intended for use within AWS CDK application stacks.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the bundled proxy-agent version 6.3.0 receives security updates independently or only through this package.
- Whether the layer is compatible with all Lambda runtimes or specific Node.js versions only.
- Specific AWS CDK version compatibility requirements beyond the runtime dependencies listed.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 6.6M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

aws lambda layer proxy agent, cdk asset node proxy, aws cdk npm dependency bundling, lambda layer asset constants, proxy-agent lambda layer, aws-cdk, lambda-layer, npm-bundling

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