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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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Synology DSM + Meta Muse
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
- 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.Coreendpoints are admin-only. - 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.
- Set
SYNOLOGY_URLto your NAS (e.g.https://nas.example.com:5001, no trailing slash), plusSYNOLOGY_USERNAMEandSYNOLOGY_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 Muse
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 showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Muse adds remote MCP servers as custom connectors and signs in to them with OAuth.
- In Muse, open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Paste the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID. - Muse opens the AnythingMCP sign-in page: sign in and approve access.
- In a chat, ask Muse for something that needs the
Synology DSMtools.
You can also set it up from a chat, on the web, in the iOS and Android apps or in WhatsApp. Send Muse this message:
Create a Custom Connector for a new remote MCP server, then connect to it:
Name: AnythingMCP
Transport: remote streamable HTTP
URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID
Auth: OAuth
Self-hosting? Use your instance's public HTTPS address instead of https://cloud.anythingmcp.com. Muse connects from Meta's cloud, so localhost does not work.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
synology_list_apis | List the Web APIs this DSM publishes, with the version range and CGI path of each |
synology_get_system_info | Read the NAS's system information: model, serial number, DSM version, uptime, CPU and total memory |
synology_get_system_utilization | Read live utilisation: CPU load, memory in use, disk throughput and network throughput right now |
synology_list_storage | Read the storage overview: every volume and disk with its size, used space, filesystem and SMART health status |
synology_list_shares | List the shared folders with their name, path, description and whether each is encrypted — the map of what is on the NAS |
synology_list_files | List the files and folders under one path in File Station, with their size, type and modification time |
synology_search_files | Start a File Station search under one path for a filename pattern |
synology_list_download_tasks | List the Download Station queue with each task's title, status, size, progress and speed — what the NAS is currently fetching |
synology_list_users | List the DSM user accounts with their name, description, e-mail and whether each is expired or disabled |
synology_get_search_results | Read the files matched by a search started with synology_search_files: name, real path, size and times |
FAQ
Where is Muse available? Meta currently offers Muse in the US and Canada, on the web, in the iOS and Android apps and in WhatsApp.
Does Meta review this connector? No. Meta doesn't review custom connectors. Muse sees only the tools you switched on for this MCP server in AnythingMCP, and you can disconnect it anytime under Settings → Connectors.
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