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Revisited this problem after a year and right now I have a crude fix for it. Created a file .proxy with "proxy_address:port". Then added the following lines to google auto suggest workflow. 

$lines = file('/Some/path/.proxy',FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);

$proxy_options=array(CURLOPT_PROXY => $lines[0]);

$orig = "{query}";
$xml = $wf->request( "http://google.com/complete/search?output=toolbar&q=".urlencode( $orig ) ,$proxy_options);

The next step is to create a workflow which will toggle proxy on/off by setting the file to proxy or null. 

Scouring the net this is the best I came up with

http://curl.haxx.se/mail/archive-2002-06/0104.html

http://curl.haxx.se/mail/archive-2007-12/0059.html

And it all is beyond my current level of expertise with scripting (perl is all I know  ).

Will still give link 2 a shot and try it some python based workflow.

If it doesnt work I will just cross my fingers and hope alfred will support it in next version 

Thanks for the reply!

Network preferences are set to auto proxy discovery and automatic proxy configuration. I have the .pac file from which i got the proxy server.

Currently on VPN to the office network... i tried the curl command in the terminal window

curl -I http://google.com gives no output in the window

curl with proxy gives this

I need some help here. Its very frustrating that all the nifty workflows dont work when using proxies. I have narrowed down the problem to curl command used in workflows.php which I think is the one that issues requests to remote locations. I tested out the following command 

curl --proxy www.proxy.server:proxy_port_number -I https://twitter.com          which worked.

I am not really familiar with php or python or curl commands/options, so can anyone tell me what changes I should do to the workflows.php file for it to work?

Also how do I make sure curl does not use the proxy when I'm at home using regular internet.

Also as a feature request, can alfred discover and apply proxy settings automatically the way chrome/firefox do?

All the alfred workflows (like google autocomplete, rotten tomatoes, weather), dont work when I'm on office network which has auto proxy discovery set. Is there a way to get around it? Everything works fine when using regular internet at home.