{"id":"linuxserver-syncthing","name":"syncthing","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/syncthing","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/syncthing","category":"storage","subcategories":[],"tags":["file-synchronization","p2p","open-source","privacy","self-hosted","cross-platform"],"what_it_does":"Syncthing is an open-source continuous file synchronization tool that keeps folders in sync across multiple devices over the network using peer-to-peer connections.","use_cases":["Home/office multi-device folder sync","Team synchronization for small to medium sets of files","Backup-like replication without relying on a single cloud provider","Cross-platform file sync (Windows/macOS/Linux/others)","Syncing external drives or NAS shares to trusted devices"],"not_for":["High-scale enterprise deployment requiring managed cloud operations","Use cases needing centralized, user-by-user SaaS admin tooling","Applications requiring transactional/relational data synchronization","Situations where you cannot manage inbound/outbound connectivity or NAT traversal"],"best_when":"You have a set of trusted devices and want direct, encrypted peer-to-peer synchronization of files with control over your infrastructure.","avoid_when":"You need a fully managed hosted service, strict bandwidth/transfer guarantees, or strict, centralized authentication/authorization governance typical of SaaS platforms.","alternatives":["Resilio Sync","Nextcloud/ownCloud (WebDAV)","rsync over SSH (one-way or scripted sync)","cloud storage sync clients (e.g., Dropbox/Google Drive)"],"af_score":27.5,"security_score":51.8,"reliability_score":38.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:24:05.875322+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Device ID / pairing via IDs and shared secrets (when used)","TLS with certificate-based identity for peer connections"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Syncthing is typically secured by pairing devices using device IDs and exchanging trust, rather than OAuth scopes. Admin UI/API authentication may exist depending on configuration, but no OAuth-based scopes are implied from the provided data."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source; typical costs are self-hosting infrastructure and operational overhead."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":27.5,"security_score":51.8,"reliability_score":38.8,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":40.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":60.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Syncthing uses encrypted peer-to-peer transport (TLS). However, this evaluation cannot confirm fine-grained authorization/scopes or specific operational security practices from the provided information. Operational risks include mispairing/trust management and exposure of administrative interfaces if enabled without proper access controls.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":65.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":50.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"As a file-synchronization system rather than an API, idempotency depends on sync state and configuration; no agent-oriented idempotency guarantees are specified here.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Not an agent-oriented API by default; programmatic control typically requires interacting with Syncthing’s HTTP API/UI (not assessed here).","File sync semantics (eventual consistency, conflict resolution) can surprise automation if not modeled.","Network/NAT traversal can introduce delays that look like failures."]}}