diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md b/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md
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@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ Options:
   -h, --help                                                    display help for command
 ```
 
+#### Publishing from behind a proxy
+
+For users attempting to publish TechDocs content behind a proxy, the TechDocs CLI leverages `global-agent` to navigate the proxy to successfully connect to that location. To enable `global-agent`, the following variables need to be set prior to running the techdocs-cli command:
+
+```bash
+export GLOBAL_AGENT_HTTPS_PROXY=${HTTP_PROXY}
+export GLOBAL_AGENT_NO_PROXY=${NO_PROXY}
+```
+
 ### Migrate content for case-insensitive access
 
 Prior to the beta version of TechDocs (`v[0.11.0]`), TechDocs were stored in