diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index e0e6b88..e38c6f5 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-04-04 - 12.9.1 - fix(monitoring)
+update SmartProxy and use direct connection protocol metrics access
+
+- bump @push.rocks/smartproxy from ^27.1.0 to ^27.2.0
+- replace fallback any-based access with direct frontend and backend protocol metric calls in MetricsManager
+
 ## 2026-04-04 - 12.9.0 - feat(monitoring)
 add frontend and backend protocol distribution metrics to network stats
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4259a80..2e25f1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "@push.rocks/smartnetwork": "^4.5.2",
     "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^6.0.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.2.3",
-    "@push.rocks/smartproxy": "^27.1.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartproxy": "^27.2.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartradius": "^1.1.1",
     "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^5.0.1",
     "@push.rocks/smartrx": "^3.0.10",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 300e7a6..48a0d93 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.2.3
         version: 4.2.3
       '@push.rocks/smartproxy':
-        specifier: ^27.1.0
-        version: 27.1.0
+        specifier: ^27.2.0
+        version: 27.2.0
       '@push.rocks/smartradius':
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1
@@ -1279,8 +1279,8 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.2.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ycg/TJR+tMt+S3wSFurOpEoW6nXv12QBtKXgBcjMZ4RsdO28geN46U09osPn9N9WuwQy1PkmTV5J/V4F9U8qEw==}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartproxy@27.1.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uMtmbT6/9Y+lOnSi4w6SRICWJr9q9bHsYAq6xMLmym3zvnEzEwJWF6sw4Jb/uEFEjI2/e4irNSQ9Ba74DhFRlg==}
+  '@push.rocks/smartproxy@27.2.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-F7stwFDv2BLyDK5WY7WocNbsxrjfuT+X1R0O3Ii4fw1weRDekOyxUPmeK/QcWxBdp+LgsSuVvBEv3sFpQHipvw==}
 
   '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer@2.0.5':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yK/qSeWVHIGWRp3c8S5tfdGP6WCKllZC4DR8d8CQlEjszOSBmHtlTdyyqOMBZ/BA4kd+eU5f3A1r4K2tGYty1g==}
@@ -6518,11 +6518,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@push.rocks/smartpromise@4.2.3': {}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartproxy@27.1.0':
+  '@push.rocks/smartproxy@27.2.0':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartcrypto': 2.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.2.1
-      '@push.rocks/smartnftables': 1.0.1
+      '@push.rocks/smartnftables': 1.1.0
       '@push.rocks/smartrust': 1.3.2
       '@tsclass/tsclass': 9.5.0
       minimatch: 10.2.4
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 2205229..f2b7dba 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/dcrouter',
-  version: '12.9.0',
+  version: '12.9.1',
   description: 'A multifaceted routing service handling mail and SMS delivery functions.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/monitoring/classes.metricsmanager.ts b/ts/monitoring/classes.metricsmanager.ts
index f1e78e2..b257d99 100644
--- a/ts/monitoring/classes.metricsmanager.ts
+++ b/ts/monitoring/classes.metricsmanager.ts
@@ -591,10 +591,9 @@ export class MetricsManager {
       const requestsPerSecond = proxyMetrics.requests.perSecond();
       const requestsTotal = proxyMetrics.requests.total();
 
-      // Get frontend/backend protocol distribution (available in SmartProxy >= next release)
-      const conn = proxyMetrics.connections as any;
-      const frontendProtocols = conn.frontendProtocols?.() ?? null;
-      const backendProtocols = conn.backendProtocols?.() ?? null;
+      // Get frontend/backend protocol distribution
+      const frontendProtocols = proxyMetrics.connections.frontendProtocols() ?? null;
+      const backendProtocols = proxyMetrics.connections.backendProtocols() ?? null;
 
       // Collect backend protocol data
       const backendMetrics = proxyMetrics.backends.byBackend();
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 2205229..f2b7dba 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/dcrouter',
-  version: '12.9.0',
+  version: '12.9.1',
   description: 'A multifaceted routing service handling mail and SMS delivery functions.'
 }