A professional framework for planning, hardening, and recovering Synology NAS environments with safety-first DSM workflows.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install synology
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install synology using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Synology?
The Synology skill is a specialized technical assistant designed for managing DiskStation Manager (DSM) ecosystems. Unlike generic NAS advice, this skill focuses on vendor-specific execution, including SHR/RAID planning, Btrfs filesystem optimizations, and package-specific health checks. It serves as a comprehensive tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem for users who need to maintain high availability and data integrity on their private servers.
By leveraging this skill, developers and home lab enthusiasts can orchestrate complex migrations, upgrades, and recovery playbooks. It prioritizes data safety by enforcing strict verification of model-specific feature gates—such as Snapshot Replication or Container Manager availability—before recommending any hardware or software changes.
Synology Use Cases
- Designing and expanding storage volumes using Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) and Btrfs.
- Implementing hardened remote access via QuickConnect, VPN, or reverse proxies with MFA guardrails.
- Configuring multi-layered backup strategies using Hyper Backup and Snapshot Replication.
- Managing Docker workloads and microservices through the Synology Container Manager.
- Troubleshooting performance bottlenecks related to indexing, parity checks, or volume saturation.
How Synology Works
- Hardware Identification: The skill starts by locking in the specific Synology model and DSM version to ensure technical compatibility.
- State Assessment: It performs a read-only inventory of volumes, packages, and network exposure to establish a baseline.
- Risk Classification: Actions are categorized as read-only, additive, mutating, or destructive to prevent accidental data loss.
- Change Execution: For high-impact changes, the skill provides a step-by-step plan including configuration exports and rollback paths.
- Continuity Logging: Post-execution summaries are saved to a local memory directory to inform future maintenance tasks.
Synology Setup
To add this capability to your environment, use the following command through the CLI:
clawhub install synology
To enable persistence and continuity across sessions, initialize the local memory structure in your home directory:
mkdir -p ~/synology/
touch ~/synology/memory.md
Synology Data Schema & Taxonomy
This skill utilizes a structured local filesystem approach to maintain context within Openclaw Skills without storing sensitive passwords or keys:
| File | Content Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| memory.md | Metadata | Tracks DSM versions, model types, and general guardrails. |
| inventory.md | Assets | Maps storage volumes, shared folders, and network endpoints. |
| services.md | Workloads | Records Container Manager details and package configurations. |
| incidents.md | Logs | Documents past failures and proven fixes for faster recovery. |
Synology Advanced Features
- Context-aware recovery playbooks for restoring data from Hyper Backup and rsync targets.
- Automated safety checklists that trigger before high-impact permission or storage changes.
- Verification of hardware-dependent feature gates like immutable backups and hardware transcoding.
- Structured memory management allowing the agent to remember NAS-specific quirks across different sessions.
- Seamless integration with external Synology Knowledge Base endpoints for real-time documentation verification.
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