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How Clash and Mihomo fit together

The Clash ecosystem includes many graphical clients, which provide controls for importing configs, choosing proxy groups, viewing logs, and managing network settings. Mihomo is a proxy core derived from Clash.Meta; it handles protocols, rule matching, DNS, and connection forwarding. A client name containing Clash or Meta does not mean every app uses the same core build, nor that all settings can be copied between them. To determine whether a field is supported, check the core actually in use and how the client generates its config.

Understanding these layers makes troubleshooting easier. If the interface won’t open, check the app’s runtime environment. If a config fails to load, check its syntax and fields. If a rule does not match as expected, inspect the effective config and connection log. If only one proxy is unavailable, check the subscription provider or destination network. Mixing these issues together can lead to repeated reinstalls without fixing the underlying problem. The homepage examples explain config fields; refer to the current documentation for each project for specific options.

Open-source project resources

Mihomo’s source code, issue discussions, and documentation help explain how the core works. For questions about protocol support, DNS behavior, or routing, search the documentation for the relevant field name, then review related discussions. When reporting an issue, include your operating system, steps to reproduce, and redacted logs; distinguish subscription-generated config from local edits. Public resources make it easier to follow design decisions and fixes, but open source does not mean every client has identical features, permission requirements, or release schedules.

The command below retrieves the Mihomo source code. It’s useful if you want to read the implementation, prepare a build environment, or investigate config behavior. Cloning the repository does not install a desktop client or create a working subscription. If you just want to import a config and get started, use the platform download links above. To look up core settings, visit the Mihomo documentation and search by field name.

git clone https://github.com/MetaCubeX/mihomo.git

Update the client and subscription separately

Client updates affect the interface, system integration, and bundled core. Subscription updates affect proxies, proxy groups, and rules provided by the service. These updates can happen independently. If the proxy list hasn’t changed, first check whether the subscription request succeeded and the URL is valid. If a protocol fails to load, check whether the current core supports it. Re-fetching a remote subscription can overwrite edits made directly to its original config, so manage rules you want to keep with the client’s supported override mechanism.

Before updating, save your working config and note any manually adjusted ports, DNS settings, and traffic-routing options. After updating, confirm the config loads, test a site you use regularly, and then check that routing behaves as expected. Avoid changing the client, subscription URL, and upstream DNS at the same time; otherwise, it’s difficult to tell what caused a problem. Discontinued clients can be useful for reviewing old configs, but archive status is no promise of continued compatibility with new systems or protocols.

Subscription sources and connection checks

A client is a connection tool; users generally provide their own subscriptions. Subscription URLs may contain credentials, so protect them like passwords. Remove full subscription URLs, controller keys, and proxy credentials from screenshots, public logs, and support requests. Before adding a config, verify that its source is trustworthy and understand the service scope, expiration date, and traffic limits. Sending an unfamiliar link to a third-party conversion service may expose the full config; understand how the service handles it first.

After importing successfully, don’t rely on the connection icon alone. Confirm that the newly imported config is active and that the proxy group contains an available option. Then visit the destination you want to test and check the matched rule and proxy in the connection log. A successful proxy test only confirms that a request to the test endpoint completed; it does not prove that every site, app, or UDP use case will work. If both direct and proxied connections fail, check your local network first. If only certain domains fail, check DNS, rules, and the destination service. This sequence helps avoid unsupported config changes.