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How to Connect Synology DSM to Claude — via MCP

Synology DiskStation Manager: system and storage health, shared folders, running tasks, Download Station queue and the file station tree. Session-login auth against your own NAS.

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Synology DSM

Synology DSM

Synology DiskStation Manager: system and storage health, shared folders, running tasks, Download Station queue and the file station tree. Session-login auth against your own NAS.

tools

10

Region

INTL

Category

File Storage

Authentication

Sign-in token

Required env vars

SYNOLOGY_URLSYNOLOGY_USERNAMESYNOLOGY_PASSWORD
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Summary

Synology DiskStation Manager: system and storage health, shared folders, running tasks, Download Station queue and the file station tree. Session-login auth against your own NAS.

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Example prompts for Synology DSM

Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.

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Synology DSM + Claude

Synology DiskStation Manager: system and storage health, shared folders, running tasks, Download Station queue and the file station tree. Session-login auth against your own NAS.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

SYNOLOGY_URL, SYNOLOGY_USERNAME, SYNOLOGY_PASSWORD

Step 1 — Get credentials

Setup

  1. In DSM create a user for the integration. Give it read access to the shared folders the agent should see and, if you want the system tools, membership of the administrators group — several SYNO.Core endpoints are admin-only.
  2. Turn off two-factor authentication for that user, or the login call cannot complete. This is the main reason to use a dedicated account rather than your own.
  3. Set SYNOLOGY_URL to your NAS (e.g. https://nas.example.com:5001, no trailing slash), plus SYNOLOGY_USERNAME and SYNOLOGY_PASSWORD.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude

Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide shows YOUR_SERVER_ID.

Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.

  1. In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Enter a name, e.g. Synology DSM, and the remote MCP server URL https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add.
  4. Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.

All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
synology_list_apisList the Web APIs this DSM publishes, with the version range and CGI path of each
synology_get_system_infoRead the NAS's system information: model, serial number, DSM version, uptime, CPU and total memory
synology_get_system_utilizationRead live utilisation: CPU load, memory in use, disk throughput and network throughput right now
synology_list_storageRead the storage overview: every volume and disk with its size, used space, filesystem and SMART health status
synology_list_sharesList the shared folders with their name, path, description and whether each is encrypted — the map of what is on the NAS
synology_list_filesList the files and folders under one path in File Station, with their size, type and modification time
synology_search_filesStart a File Station search under one path for a filename pattern
synology_list_download_tasksList the Download Station queue with each task's title, status, size, progress and speed — what the NAS is currently fetching
synology_list_usersList the DSM user accounts with their name, description, e-mail and whether each is expired or disabled
synology_get_search_resultsRead the files matched by a search started with synology_search_files: name, real path, size and times

FAQ

Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.

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