diff --git a/ccw/src/commands/view.ts b/ccw/src/commands/view.ts
index 9e3eec33..7a855db3 100644
--- a/ccw/src/commands/view.ts
+++ b/ccw/src/commands/view.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,49 @@ interface SwitchWorkspaceResult {
   error?: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Safely parse JSON response with content-type validation
+ * Provides better error messages when response is not JSON (e.g., proxy errors)
+ */
+async function safeParseJson<T>(response: Response, endpoint: string): Promise<T> {
+  const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type');
+
+  // Check if response is JSON
+  if (!contentType?.includes('application/json')) {
+    // Get response text for error message (truncated to avoid huge output)
+    const text = await response.text();
+    const preview = text.substring(0, 200);
+
+    // Detect common proxy errors
+    if (text.includes('APIKEY') || text.includes('api key') || text.includes('apiKey')) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Request to ${endpoint} was intercepted by a proxy requiring API key. ` +
+        `Check HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY environment variables. ` +
+        `Response: ${preview}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unexpected response from ${endpoint} (expected JSON, got: ${contentType || 'unknown'}). ` +
+      `This may indicate a proxy or network issue. Response: ${preview}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Check for HTTP errors
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    let errorMessage = response.statusText;
+    try {
+      const body = await response.json() as { error?: string; message?: string };
+      errorMessage = body.error || body.message || response.statusText;
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore JSON parse errors for error response
+    }
+    throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${errorMessage}`);
+  }
+
+  return response.json() as Promise<T>;
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if server is already running on the specified port
  * @param {number} port - Port to check
@@ -47,15 +90,20 @@ async function isServerRunning(port: number): Promise<boolean> {
  */
 async function switchWorkspace(port: number, path: string): Promise<SwitchWorkspaceResult> {
   try {
+    // Get auth token with content-type validation
     const tokenResponse = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/api/auth/token`);
-    const tokenData = await tokenResponse.json() as { token?: string };
+    const tokenData = await safeParseJson<{ token?: string; expiresAt?: string }>(
+      tokenResponse,
+      '/api/auth/token'
+    );
     const token = tokenData.token;
 
+    // Switch workspace with content-type validation
     const response = await fetch(
       `http://localhost:${port}/api/switch-path?path=${encodeURIComponent(path)}`,
       token ? { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } } : undefined
     );
-    return await response.json() as SwitchWorkspaceResult;
+    return safeParseJson<SwitchWorkspaceResult>(response, '/api/switch-path');
   } catch (err) {
     const error = err as Error;
     return { success: false, error: error.message };
diff --git a/ccw/src/core/auth/middleware.ts b/ccw/src/core/auth/middleware.ts
index 1a4132d2..529a3149 100644
--- a/ccw/src/core/auth/middleware.ts
+++ b/ccw/src/core/auth/middleware.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,31 @@ export function extractAuthToken(req: IncomingMessage): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-export function isLocalhostRequest(req: IncomingMessage): boolean {
+/**
+ * Check if request is from localhost
+ * @param req - The incoming request
+ * @param allowAllInterfaces - When true (server bound to 0.0.0.0), allows requests from any interface
+ */
+export function isLocalhostRequest(req: IncomingMessage, allowAllInterfaces: boolean = false): boolean {
+  // When server is bound to 0.0.0.0, allow token acquisition from any interface
+  // This is safe because the token endpoint only provides auth for the dashboard
+  if (allowAllInterfaces) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   const remote = req.socket?.remoteAddress ?? '';
   return remote === '127.0.0.1' || remote === '::1' || remote === '::ffff:127.0.0.1';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if host binding allows all network interfaces
+ * @param host - The host address the server is bound to
+ */
+export function isWildcardHost(host: string | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!host) return false;
+  return host === '0.0.0.0' || host === '::' || host === '';
+}
+
 export function setAuthCookie(res: ServerResponse, token: string, expiresAt: Date): void {
   const maxAgeSeconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor((expiresAt.getTime() - Date.now()) / 1000));
 
diff --git a/ccw/src/core/server.ts b/ccw/src/core/server.ts
index 72bb963c..da5b8161 100644
--- a/ccw/src/core/server.ts
+++ b/ccw/src/core/server.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import { handleSpecRoutes } from './routes/spec-routes.js';
 import { handleWebSocketUpgrade, broadcastToClients, extractSessionIdFromPath } from './websocket.js';
 
 import { getTokenManager } from './auth/token-manager.js';
-import { authMiddleware, isLocalhostRequest, setAuthCookie } from './auth/middleware.js';
+import { authMiddleware, isLocalhostRequest, isWildcardHost, setAuthCookie } from './auth/middleware.js';
 import { getCorsOrigin } from './cors.js';
 import { csrfValidation } from './auth/csrf-middleware.js';
 import { getCsrfTokenManager } from './auth/csrf-manager.js';
@@ -418,9 +418,11 @@ export async function startServer(options: ServerOptions = {}): Promise<http.Ser
         server
       };
 
-      // Token acquisition endpoint (localhost-only)
+      // Token acquisition endpoint (localhost-only, or any interface when bound to 0.0.0.0)
       if (pathname === '/api/auth/token') {
-        if (!isLocalhostRequest(req)) {
+        // Allow from any interface when server is bound to 0.0.0.0 or ::
+        const allowAllInterfaces = isWildcardHost(host);
+        if (!isLocalhostRequest(req, allowAllInterfaces)) {
           res.writeHead(403, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' });
           res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Forbidden' }));
           return;