diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fbe74e2ac8..c47b7dc114 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "waveterm",
-    "version": "0.14.0",
+    "version": "0.14.1-beta.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "waveterm",
-            "version": "0.14.0",
+            "version": "0.14.1-beta.0",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "workspaces": [
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil/aiutil.go b/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil/aiutil.go
index 8918d30037..075dd58e7b 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil/aiutil.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil/aiutil.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -185,6 +187,24 @@ func JsonEncodeRequestBody(reqBody any) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
+func MakeHTTPClient(proxyURL string) (*http.Client, error) {
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: 0, // rely on ctx; streaming can be long
+	}
+	if proxyURL == "" {
+		return client, nil
+	}
+
+	pURL, err := url.Parse(proxyURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL: %w", err)
+	}
+	client.Transport = &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyURL(pURL),
+	}
+	return client, nil
+}
+
 func IsOpenAIReasoningModel(model string) bool {
 	m := strings.ToLower(model)
 	return CheckModelPrefix(m, "o1") ||
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/anthropic/anthropic-backend.go b/pkg/aiusechat/anthropic/anthropic-backend.go
index 987b8c117e..b52b4a6797 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/anthropic/anthropic-backend.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/anthropic/anthropic-backend.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/eventsource"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/chatstore"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/utilfn"
@@ -454,18 +454,9 @@ func RunAnthropicChatStep(
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: 0, // rely on ctx; streaming can be long
-	}
-	// Proxy support
-	if chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL != "" {
-		pURL, perr := url.Parse(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
-		if perr != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL: %w", perr)
-		}
-		httpClient.Transport = &http.Transport{
-			Proxy: http.ProxyURL(pURL),
-		}
+	httpClient, err := aiutil.MakeHTTPClient(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/gemini/gemini-backend.go b/pkg/aiusechat/gemini/gemini-backend.go
index 23a331dedb..728df59a4f 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/gemini/gemini-backend.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/gemini/gemini-backend.go
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ func RunGeminiChatStep(
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: 0, // rely on ctx; streaming can be long
+	httpClient, err := aiutil.MakeHTTPClient(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
index dc91723417..dfb14b70df 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
@@ -528,18 +528,9 @@ func RunOpenAIChatStep(
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: 0, // rely on ctx; streaming can be long
-	}
-	// Proxy support
-	if chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL != "" {
-		pURL, perr := url.Parse(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
-		if perr != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL: %w", perr)
-		}
-		httpClient.Transport = &http.Transport{
-			Proxy: http.ProxyURL(pURL),
-		}
+	httpClient, err := aiutil.MakeHTTPClient(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/openaichat/openaichat-backend.go b/pkg/aiusechat/openaichat/openaichat-backend.go
index 7b90aee674..635f334873 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/openaichat/openaichat-backend.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/openaichat/openaichat-backend.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/eventsource"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/aiutil"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/chatstore"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/web/sse"
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ func RunChatStep(
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	client := &http.Client{}
+	client, err := aiutil.MakeHTTPClient(chatOpts.Config.ProxyURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes/uctypes.go b/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes/uctypes.go
index 05fe469fc5..d2b25bbc1b 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes/uctypes.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes/uctypes.go
@@ -189,29 +189,6 @@ const (
 	ApprovalCanceled      = "canceled"
 )
 
-type AIModeConfig struct {
-	Mode               string   `json:"mode"`
-	DisplayName        string   `json:"display:name"`
-	DisplayOrder       float64  `json:"display:order,omitempty"`
-	DisplayIcon        string   `json:"display:icon"`
-	Provider           string   `json:"provider,omitempty"`
-	APIType            string   `json:"apitype"`
-	Model              string   `json:"model"`
-	ThinkingLevel      string   `json:"thinkinglevel"`
-	BaseURL            string   `json:"baseurl,omitempty"`
-	WaveAICloud        bool     `json:"waveaicloud,omitempty"`
-	APIVersion         string   `json:"apiversion,omitempty"`
-	APIToken           string   `json:"apitoken,omitempty"`
-	APITokenSecretName string   `json:"apitokensecretname,omitempty"`
-	Premium            bool     `json:"premium"`
-	Description        string   `json:"description"`
-	Capabilities       []string `json:"capabilities,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (c *AIModeConfig) HasCapability(cap string) bool {
-	return slices.Contains(c.Capabilities, cap)
-}
-
 // when updating this struct, also modify frontend/app/aipanel/aitypes.ts WaveUIDataTypes.tooluse
 type UIMessageDataToolUse struct {
 	ToolCallId          string `json:"toolcallid"`
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
index ca7587e339..a55a10060a 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func getWaveAISettings(premium bool, builderMode bool, rtInfo waveobj.ObjRTInfo,
 		Verbosity:     verbosity,
 		AIMode:        aiMode,
 		Endpoint:      baseUrl,
+		ProxyURL:      config.ProxyURL,
 		Capabilities:  config.Capabilities,
 		WaveAIPremium: config.WaveAIPremium,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat_mode_test.go b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat_mode_test.go
index 98ef4074c1..73959f9585 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat_mode_test.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat_mode_test.go
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ func TestApplyProviderDefaultsGroq(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected API token secret name %q, got %q", GroqAPITokenSecretName, config.APITokenSecretName)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestApplyProviderDefaultsKeepsProxyURL(t *testing.T) {
+	config := wconfig.AIModeConfigType{
+		Provider: uctypes.AIProvider_OpenAI,
+		Model:    "gpt-5-mini",
+		ProxyURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+	}
+	applyProviderDefaults(&config)
+	if config.ProxyURL != "http://localhost:8080" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected proxy URL to be preserved, got %q", config.ProxyURL)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
index 39da4ac60a..387598e899 100644
--- a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ type AIModeConfigType struct {
 	ThinkingLevel      string   `json:"ai:thinkinglevel,omitempty" jsonschema:"enum=low,enum=medium,enum=high"`
 	Verbosity          string   `json:"ai:verbosity,omitempty" jsonschema:"enum=low,enum=medium,enum=high,description=Text verbosity level (OpenAI Responses API only)"`
 	Endpoint           string   `json:"ai:endpoint,omitempty"`
+	ProxyURL           string   `json:"ai:proxyurl,omitempty"`
 	AzureAPIVersion    string   `json:"ai:azureapiversion,omitempty"`
 	APIToken           string   `json:"ai:apitoken,omitempty"`
 	APITokenSecretName string   `json:"ai:apitokensecretname,omitempty"`
diff --git a/schema/waveai.json b/schema/waveai.json
index d917cdcdae..5d90b86abd 100644
--- a/schema/waveai.json
+++ b/schema/waveai.json
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
         "ai:endpoint": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "ai:proxyurl": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "ai:azureapiversion": {
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -109,4 +112,4 @@
     "$ref": "#/$defs/AIModeConfigType"
   },
   "type": "object"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}