frp

A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.

Runssource: GitHubGoApache-2.0commit d20a23299600

Go, Apache-2.0 licensed. The project labels itself: expose, firewall, frp, go, http proxy, nat, p2p and proxy.

frp runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 5 minutes and hit 1 error and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.

frp v0.71.0 builds successfully, all 36 unit test packages pass, and frps/frpc correctly proxy TCP traffic end-to-end

What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured

Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).

At a glance

verdict
Runs
Argusic Score
100 / 100
cost of the verifying run
$0.04 (measured)
recorded runs
1
last tested
stars
109,642
forks
15,227
open issues
51
watchers
1,579
size
32 MB
created
last push

Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.

What was measured

From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.

Time lost to each failure while testing frp, drawn from the recorded run
Every bar is a failure the agent recorded, with the time it cost. Drawn from this run, not from anywhere else.

What went wrong, in the agent's own words

The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.

  • Go 1.25.0 required but not installed in environment2 minutes
Install time
5 minutes
Cold machine to finish
6 minutes
Errors hit and fixed
1 hit, 1 fixed with no human help
How the result was proved
sh /tmp/e2e_test4.sh logged 'E2E_OK:b\'hello-frp-e2e\'' via TCP proxy through frps:7000 -> frpc -> echo_server:7001 on port 7002; make test returned 36 ok and 0 FAIL
Model tokens used
229,465
Exact commit tested
d20a23299600
Container image
sha256:cdd920bce783

What was not measured

The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.

Peak GPU memory
this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
Behaviour over a long run
each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load

The end of the recording

The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.

-rwxrwxr-x  1 runner runner 20668576 Sep 27 07:16 frps
exec
/bin/sh -lc 'cd /work/repo && export GOROOT="/home/runner/go" && export GOPATH="/home/runner/gopath…
 succeeded in 1702ms:
36
exec
/bin/sh -lc 'cd /work/repo && export GOROOT="/home/runner/go" && export GOPATH="/home/runner/gopath…
 exited 1 in 1548ms:
All tests passed with zero failures. Let me compile the final report.
tokens used
229,465
All tests passed with zero failures. Let me compile the final report.

Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.

How it was tested

One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.

Strengths and limits

Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.

What went well

  • Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
  • Installed in 5 minutes.
  • Recovered from all 1 error without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
  • Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
  • Licensed Apache-2.0, as reported by its host.

What did not, or is not known

  • Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.

What it is a reasonable choice for

  • Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
  • A quick evaluation: it was running 5 minutes after the clone.

Run history

tested byattemptoutcomescorecost USDwhen
Argusic Runner1/3Runs100.000.04

Topics (from GitHub)

exposefirewallfrpgohttp-proxynatp2pproxyreverse-proxytunnel

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Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.

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Questions

Does frp run?
Yes. frp runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 5 minutes, hitting 1 error on the way, and recorded the session.
How did Argusic test frp?
On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit d20a23299600. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
What did it cost to test frp?
The run that produced this verdict cost $0.04: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
How long does frp take to install?
5 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
Does frp need a GPU?
Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
What goes wrong when installing frp?
1 thing broke in the recorded run, and 1 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
Where is the evidence for frp?
The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.

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