Search Inside Your Synology NAS Files Through Your Muse

Through an AnythingMCP File Search connector, your muse can search the shared folders on your Synology NAS in plain words, find the page that answers your question, and hand you the file.

What it does

The connector adds 10 tools and only reads. AnythingMCP signs in to the NAS over SFTP or WebDAV with a read-only user, builds a full-text index of your folder, and keeps it in sync. The muse can search the index, find a file by name even when typed slightly wrong, read a file by page, and run an exact search for a code or number. It can show a PDF page as a picture and give you the file as a download link. Answers name the file, page, and date, so you can check the source. Text is read from over 100 file types, including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook files. Nothing is written back to the NAS.

How to use it

1. On the NAS, turn on SFTP in Control Panel under File Services, or install the WebDAV Server package, and create a read-only user for the shared folder.
2. Start an AnythingMCP account and add the Synology NAS File Search connector.
3. Enter the NAS address, port, read-only user, and password, then pick the folder.
4. Run the test step and confirm the server fingerprint it shows.
5. Scan the folder, uncheck archive folders you do not want searched, and activate.
6. In Muse, open Settings, then Connectors, and add a custom connector with the address AnythingMCP gives you. Sign in, approve, then ask about the files.

What you need

• A Muse account that can add custom connectors
• An AnythingMCP account with the Synology NAS File Search connector added
• A Synology NAS with SFTP or WebDAV on and a read-only user

What to watch for

• For the cloud service, the NAS must be reachable from the internet, with only the port you use forwarded. A self-hosted AnythingMCP on the same network needs no forwarding.
• Plans cap the number of files indexed and their size. If a folder grows past the plan, syncing pauses and newer files may be missing.
• Scanned PDF files with no text layer need a higher plan for character reading. Without it, files are found by name only.
• The index holds text taken from your files, not the files themselves, and your NAS password stays encrypted. This is a custom connector, and Meta does not review custom connectors. You can disconnect it in Settings at any time. The muse prepares, you decide.