cilium / cilium/proxy

Question: Possible to run Cilium proxy as standard Envoy proxy with Go extension?

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Description

Hi,
I am interested in using Go to extend Envoy. Envoy TinyGo/WASM would be nice but TinyGo is limited for our purposes.
Cilium proxy however supports extensions in real Go. We don't need BPF.

Can the Cilium proxy be run as a "normal" Envoy proxy, proxying TCP connections, with the Go extension?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First determine whether the Cilium proxy supports standalone Envoy-style TCP proxying and real Go extensions without BPF; done means a documented feasibility answer or a clearly scoped implementation plan.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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