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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
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.
Setup
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)
Prerequisites: SYNOLOGY_URL, SYNOLOGY_USERNAME, SYNOLOGY_PASSWORD
Install the connector locally
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
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Synology DSM and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
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 |
Next steps
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