diff --git a/docs/core/mcp.md b/docs/core/mcp.md
index 03ddd0a..ae9aedb 100644
--- a/docs/core/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/core/mcp.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Each role includes the tools of the roles above it in this list.
 | Traefik plugin | `list_routers` (each router graded as the Traefik page grades it, with the status codes behind a problem, what they mean and the swarm service behind it), `get_router` (one router's history, codes, normal and anomalies), `list_certificates` (served certificates, days left, the routers they cover), `get_traffic` (the access log's clients, countries and routers, and Traefik's own figures) |
 | UniFi plugin | `get_network` (the WAN, clients, Wi-Fi networks, speed tests and devices by status), `list_devices`, `list_clients` (everyone seen, or the newest poll's top talkers), `list_network_events`, `list_alarms`, `get_network_config` (networks and VLANs, port forwards, firewall rules) |
 | SNMP plugin | `list_snmp_devices` (each device's state, newest readings in their units and the readings it didn't return), `get_snmp_device` (one device's readings over a range). Never the community or v3 keys |
+| Syslog plugin | `list_syslog_sources` (the devices sending syslog: added, offered or ignored, each with its rate, last heard and newest line), `search_syslog` (an added source's kept lines, or a host's, filtered by text, severity and worse, app and time, newest first) |
 | Prometheus plugin | `list_prometheus_targets` (each target's state and its newest scrape: series kept, dropped and over the cap), `get_prometheus_target` (a target's stored series by metric, with labels and newest values). Never the token, and a password in a URL is masked |
 
 ### Operator: run playbooks, change monitoring
diff --git a/plugins/docker/mcp_tools.py b/plugins/docker/mcp_tools.py
index 15adc85..2f049d4 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/mcp_tools.py
+++ b/plugins/docker/mcp_tools.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from steward.ansible.sources import BUILTIN_SOURCE_NAME
 from steward.mcp._context import current_caller, mcp_app
 from steward.mcp.tools._audit import audit_mcp
 from steward.mcp.tools._shape import (
-    age_s, bounded, clamp_limit, db_session, iso, lookback, now_utc, pick, rnd, summarize,
+    age_s, bounded, clamp_limit, cut_middle, db_session, iso, lookback, now_utc, pick, rnd, summarize,
 )
 from steward.mcp.tools.overview import finding
 from steward.models.ansible_inventory import AnsibleTarget
@@ -31,19 +31,10 @@ from .models import DockerContainer, DockerDiskUsage, DockerEvent, DockerSwarmNo
 from .swarm_view import build_swarm_services, replaced_tasks, task_time
 
 CRASH_LOOP_DEATHS = docker_svc.CRASH_LOOP_DEATHS
-LOG_LINE_CHARS = 2000
 
 
 # ── pure helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-def cut_middle(text: str, limit: int = LOG_LINE_CHARS) -> str:
-    """Keep both ends of an over-long line and say how much of the middle went."""
-    if text is None or len(text) <= limit:
-        return text
-    keep = limit // 2
-    return f"{text[:keep]} [… {len(text) - 2 * keep} characters omitted …] {text[-keep:]}"
-
-
 def container_row(c, host_names: dict, problems: list[str], now: datetime,
                   replaced: bool = False, since: datetime | None = None) -> dict:
     running = (c.status or "").lower() == "running"
diff --git a/plugins/docker/service.py b/plugins/docker/service.py
index accb7a1..ac3d151 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/service.py
+++ b/plugins/docker/service.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from steward.core import metric_series
+from steward.core.like import escape_like
 from steward.models.hosts import Host
 from steward.models.metrics import PluginMetric
 
@@ -274,11 +275,6 @@ async def host_map(db, host_ids: set[str]) -> dict[str, Host]:
     }
 
 
-def escape_like(text: str) -> str:
-    """Make `text` match literally inside a LIKE/ILIKE pattern (escape char \\)."""
-    return text.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "\\%").replace("_", "\\_")
-
-
 async def list_containers(db, host_id: str | None = None) -> list[DockerContainer]:
     """Containers, running first then by name; one host's when host_id is given."""
     stmt = select(DockerContainer)
diff --git a/plugins/snmp/routes.py b/plugins/snmp/routes.py
index d8232e5..ffe65f4 100644
--- a/plugins/snmp/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/snmp/routes.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def view(device: SnmpDevice, values: dict, now: datetime) -> dict:
     state = device_state(device, _poll_seconds(), now)
     names = {r.key: r.name for r in readings_for(device)}
     return {"id": device.id, "name": device.name, "address": device.address, "port": device.port,
+            "host_id": device.host_id,
             "version": device.version, "reach": state.reach, "says": state.says,
             "polled_at": device.last_polled_at, "ok_at": device.last_ok_at,
             "readings": shown_readings(device, values),
diff --git a/plugins/snmp/templates/snmp/device.html b/plugins/snmp/templates/snmp/device.html
index 77dd7fd..ac6cfe8 100644
--- a/plugins/snmp/templates/snmp/device.html
+++ b/plugins/snmp/templates/snmp/device.html
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 <div class="card field-hint">This device has no readings chosen{% if session.user_role == 'admin' %}; <a href="/plugins/snmp/devices/{{ device.id }}/edit">Edit</a> to choose some{% endif %}.</div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{# The device's own log, when it sends syslog to an added source (#6000). #}
+{% if "syslog" in enabled_plugins %}
+<div hx-get="/plugins/syslog/panel?address={{ device.address|urlencode }}{% if device.host_id %}&amp;host_id={{ device.host_id }}{% endif %}" hx-trigger="load" hx-swap="innerHTML"></div>
+{% endif %}
+
 <script>
 (function () {
   var charts = {{ charts_json | safe }};
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/__init__.py b/plugins/syslog/__init__.py
index 2fa05e8..50029ff 100644
--- a/plugins/syslog/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/syslog/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ def get_nav() -> list[dict]:
     return [{"label": "Syslog", "href": "/plugins/syslog/"}]
 
 
+def register_mcp_tools(register) -> None:
+    from .mcp_tools import register_tools
+    register_tools(register)
+
+
 def get_audit_entities() -> dict:
     """Audit rows about a source name it and link to the Syslog page."""
     from .models import SyslogSource
-    return {"syslog_source": (SyslogSource, "/plugins/syslog/")}
+    return {"syslog_source": (SyslogSource, "/plugins/syslog/sources/{}")}
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/mcp_tools.py b/plugins/syslog/mcp_tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc5c76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/mcp_tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+"""The syslog plugin's MCP tools (#6000): the sources and the lines kept from
+them. Registered through register_mcp_tools() in __init__.py, so they exist
+only while the plugin is enabled. They read what the receiver stored."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from steward.core.paging import keyset
+from steward.mcp.tools._shape import age_s, clamp_limit, cut_middle, db_session, iso, lookback, now_utc, pick
+from steward.models.hosts import Host
+from steward.models.users import UserRole
+
+from .models import SyslogLine, SyslogSource
+from .parse import facility_name, severity_name
+from .service import LineFilter, filtered, rates, severity_level, sources_for
+
+
+def _source_name(s: SyslogSource) -> str:
+    return s.name or s.hostname_seen or s.address
+
+
+async def list_syslog_sources(state: str = "") -> dict:
+    """The devices sending syslog to Steward.
+
+    state: "accepted" (added: their lines are kept and searchable),
+      "offered" (sending but not added: counted, not kept), "ignored";
+      empty for all.
+
+    Each gives its address, the host it is shown on, lines received in all
+    (`lines_total`) and, for an added source, in the last hour, when it was
+    last heard and its newest line. search_syslog searches the kept lines.
+    """
+    if state and state not in ("accepted", "offered", "ignored"):
+        raise ValueError("state must be accepted, offered or ignored, or empty for all.")
+    now = now_utc()
+    async with db_session() as db:
+        stmt = select(SyslogSource).order_by(SyslogSource.last_seen_at.desc())
+        if state:
+            stmt = stmt.where(SyslogSource.state == state)
+        sources = list((await db.execute(stmt)).scalars())
+        per_hour = await rates(db, [s.id for s in sources if s.state == "accepted"], now)
+        hosts = {h.id: h.name for h in (await db.execute(select(Host))).scalars()}
+    return {"sources": [{
+        "source_id": s.id, "name": _source_name(s), "address": s.address, "state": s.state,
+        "host_id": s.host_id, "host_name": hosts.get(s.host_id), "calls_itself": s.hostname_seen or None,
+        "lines_total": s.lines_total, "lines_last_hour": per_hour.get(s.id, 0) if s.state == "accepted" else None,
+        "last_heard": iso(s.last_seen_at), "last_heard_age_s": age_s(s.last_seen_at, now),
+        "newest_line": {"severity": severity_name(s.last_severity) if s.last_severity is not None else None,
+                        "text": cut_middle(s.last_line)},
+    } for s in sources]}
+
+
+async def search_syslog(source: str = "", host: str = "", text: str = "", severity: str = "",
+                        app: str = "", range: str = "1h", before: str = "", limit: int = 50) -> dict:
+    """Search the syslog lines Steward has kept from added sources, newest
+    first: a NAS's, a router's or another device's own log.
+
+    source: a source's name, address or id (list_syslog_sources lists them);
+      empty searches every added source.
+    host: a host's name or id: the sources shown on that host (bound to it,
+      or at its address). Empty for all.
+    text: case-insensitive substring of the message; empty matches every line.
+    severity: this level and worse: "err" (errors, crit, alert, emerg),
+      "warning", "notice", "info", "debug", or 0-7. Empty for all.
+    app: the app or tag that wrote the line (e.g. "kernel", "sshd"), exact.
+    range: how far back — "1h" (default), "6h", "24h", "7d" or "30d". Each
+      source keeps its lines up to a size and age limit, so older ones may be gone.
+    before: an ISO time; only lines received before it. Pass a response's
+      `next_before` to page further back.
+    limit: lines to return, default 50, max 200.
+
+    `at` is when Steward received the line, the time to trust; `sent_at` is
+    the device's own clock, given only when the line carried its zone.
+    """
+    _, key = lookback(range)
+    limit = clamp_limit(limit, 50, 200)
+    f = LineFilter(severity=severity_level(severity), app=app.strip(), text=text.strip(), range=key)
+    before_dt = None
+    if before:
+        try:
+            before_dt = datetime.fromisoformat(before.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            raise ValueError(f"before {before!r} is not an ISO-8601 time; pass a response's next_before.") from exc
+    async with db_session() as db:
+        accepted = list((await db.execute(
+            select(SyslogSource).where(SyslogSource.state == "accepted"))).scalars())
+        if not accepted:
+            return {"range": key, "matches": [], "returned": 0, "truncated": False,
+                    "note": "No syslog source is added yet; list_syslog_sources shows who is sending."}
+        chosen = accepted
+        if source:
+            want = source.strip()
+            by_address = [s for s in accepted if s.address == want]
+            chosen = by_address or [pick(want, accepted, kind="syslog source",
+                                         list_tool="list_syslog_sources", name=_source_name)]
+        if host:
+            h = pick(host, list((await db.execute(select(Host))).scalars()), kind="host", list_tool="list_hosts")
+            chosen = sources_for(chosen, h.id, h.address)
+            if not chosen:
+                return {"range": key, "matches": [], "returned": 0, "truncated": False,
+                        "note": f"No added syslog source is shown on {h.name}."}
+        names = {s.id: _source_name(s) for s in chosen}
+        stmt = filtered(select(SyslogLine).where(SyslogLine.source_id.in_(list(names))), f)
+        if before_dt is not None:
+            stmt = stmt.where(SyslogLine.received_at < before_dt)
+        rows = list((await db.execute(
+            keyset(stmt, SyslogLine.received_at, SyslogLine.id, None, size=limit))).scalars())
+    more = len(rows) > limit
+    rows = rows[:limit]
+    out = {"range": key, "returned": len(rows), "truncated": more, "matches": [{
+        "at": iso(r.received_at), "sent_at": iso(r.sent_at), "source": names[r.source_id],
+        "severity": severity_name(r.severity), "facility": facility_name(r.facility),
+        "app": r.app or None, "hostname": r.hostname or None, "message": cut_middle(r.message),
+    } for r in rows]}
+    if more:
+        # Full precision: `at` is cut to the second, and a cursor cut the same
+        # way would skip lines received earlier in that second.
+        out["next_before"] = rows[-1].received_at.isoformat()
+        out["more"] = "More lines are older; pass next_before as `before`, or narrow with `text` or `severity`."
+    return out
+
+
+def register_tools(register) -> None:
+    for fn in (list_syslog_sources, search_syslog):
+        register(fn, role=UserRole.viewer, read_only=True)
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/routes.py b/plugins/syslog/routes.py
index 360e3cd..7715849 100644
--- a/plugins/syslog/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/syslog/routes.py
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from steward.auth.middleware import require_role
 from steward.core.audit import log_audit
+from steward.core.time_range import RANGES
 from steward.models.users import UserRole
 
-from .models import SyslogSource
-from .parse import severity_name
+from .models import SyslogLine, SyslogSource
+from .parse import facility_name, severity_name
 from .receiver import LISTENER, MAX_SENDERS, settings
+from .service import PANEL_LINES, PANEL_SPAN, SEVERITY_CHOICES, apps_of, filtered, line_filter, rates, sources_for
 
 syslog_bp = Blueprint("syslog", __name__, template_folder="templates")
 
@@ -44,9 +46,9 @@ def listener_view(port: int, udp: bool, tcp: bool) -> dict:
             "senders_full": False, "max_senders": MAX_SENDERS}
 
 
-def source_view(s: SyslogSource, hosts: dict) -> dict:
+def source_view(s: SyslogSource, hosts: dict, rate: int | None = None) -> dict:
     host = hosts.get(s.host_id) if s.host_id else None
-    return {"id": s.id, "address": s.address, "state": s.state,
+    return {"id": s.id, "address": s.address, "state": s.state, "rate": rate,
             "name": s.name or s.hostname_seen or s.address,
             "hostname_seen": s.hostname_seen, "host": host,
             "first_seen_at": s.first_seen_at, "last_seen_at": s.last_seen_at,
@@ -67,10 +69,11 @@ async def index():
         rows = list((await db.execute(
             select(SyslogSource).order_by(SyslogSource.last_seen_at.desc()))).scalars())
         hosts = await _hosts(db)
+        per_hour = await rates(db, [r.id for r in rows if r.state == "accepted"])
     by_id = {h.id: h for h in hosts}
     views = {state: [] for state in ("accepted", "offered", "ignored")}
     for row in rows:
-        v = source_view(row, by_id)
+        v = source_view(row, by_id, per_hour.get(row.id, 0) if row.state == "accepted" else None)
         if row.state == "offered":
             v["suggested_host"] = suggested_host(row, hosts)
         views.setdefault(row.state, []).append(v)
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ async def save_source(source_id: str):
                 detail["old_name"] = old_name
     await log_audit(current_app, *_actor(), "syslog.source_updated", entity_type="syslog_source",
                     entity_id=source_id, detail=detail)
-    return redirect(INDEX)
+    return redirect(f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{source_id}")
 
 
 @syslog_bp.post("/sources/<source_id>/delete")
@@ -180,3 +183,81 @@ async def delete_source(source_id: str):
     await log_audit(current_app, *_actor(), "syslog.source_removed", entity_type="syslog_source",
                     entity_id=source_id, detail=detail)
     return redirect(INDEX)
+
+
+# ── A source's lines, and the panel on a host's or an SNMP device's page ─────
+
+def line_view(line) -> dict:
+    return {"id": line.id, "received_at": line.received_at, "sent_at": line.sent_at,
+            "level": line.severity, "severity": severity_name(line.severity),
+            "facility": facility_name(line.facility), "hostname": line.hostname,
+            "app": line.app, "message": line.message}
+
+
+@syslog_bp.get("/sources/<source_id>")
+@require_role(UserRole.viewer)
+async def source_detail(source_id: str):
+    """One source's kept lines, newest first, a page at a time as the reader
+    scrolls (core.paging), under a filter bar: severity and worse, app, text
+    and time. ?before=<cursor> is the next page's rows alone; a request from
+    the filter bar is the table alone."""
+    from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+    from steward.audit.service import mark_day_groups
+    from steward.core import formatting as fmt
+    from steward.core.paging import keyset, next_page
+
+    f = line_filter(request.args)
+    before = request.args.get("before")
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as db:
+        source = await _source_or_404(db, source_id)
+        stmt = keyset(filtered(select(SyslogLine).where(SyslogLine.source_id == source.id), f, now),
+                      SyslogLine.received_at, SyslogLine.id, before)
+        lines, after = next_page((await db.execute(stmt)).scalars().all(), lambda ln: (ln.received_at, ln.id))
+        page_only = bool(before) or bool(request.headers.get("HX-Request"))
+        hosts = {} if page_only else {h.id: h for h in await _hosts(db)}
+        apps = [] if page_only else await apps_of(db, source.id, f.since(now))
+        per_hour = {} if page_only else await rates(db, [source.id], now)
+    rows = [line_view(ln) for ln in lines]
+    last_group = mark_day_groups(rows, fmt.zone(session.get("tz")), request.args.get("group", ""),
+                                 at=lambda r: r["received_at"])
+    base = f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{source_id}?"
+    ctx = {"source": source_view(source, hosts, per_hour.get(source.id, 0)), "lines": rows,
+           "more_url": base + urlencode({**f.args(), "before": after, "group": last_group}) if after else None,
+           "f": f, "filtered": bool({k: v for k, v in f.args().items() if k != "range"}),
+           "severities": SEVERITY_CHOICES, "apps": apps, "ranges": list(RANGES)}
+    if before:
+        return await render_template("syslog/_lines_page.html", **ctx)
+    template = "syslog/_lines_table.html" if request.headers.get("HX-Request") else "syslog/source.html"
+    resp = await current_app.make_response(await render_template(template, **ctx))
+    resp.vary.add("HX-Request")
+    return resp
+
+
+@syslog_bp.get("/panel")
+@require_role(UserRole.viewer)
+async def lines_panel():
+    """The syslog panel on a host's page (?host_id=) or an SNMP device's
+    (?address=, and ?host_id= when it is bound): the newest lines of the
+    sources that map to it. Nothing when no added source does."""
+    from steward.models.hosts import Host
+
+    host_id = request.args.get("host_id") or None
+    address = request.args.get("address") or None
+    async with current_app.db_sessionmaker() as db:
+        if host_id and not address:
+            host = await db.get(Host, host_id)
+            address = host.address if host is not None else None
+        matched = sources_for(list((await db.execute(
+            select(SyslogSource).where(SyslogSource.state == "accepted"))).scalars()), host_id, address)
+        if not matched:
+            return ""
+        names = {s.id: s.name or s.hostname_seen or s.address for s in matched}
+        since = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - PANEL_SPAN
+        lines = (await db.execute(
+            select(SyslogLine).where(SyslogLine.source_id.in_(list(names)), SyslogLine.received_at >= since)
+            .order_by(SyslogLine.received_at.desc(), SyslogLine.id.desc()).limit(PANEL_LINES))).scalars().all()
+    rows = [{**line_view(ln), "source": names[ln.source_id], "source_id": ln.source_id} for ln in lines]
+    return await render_template("syslog/panel.html", lines=rows,
+                                 sources=[{"id": sid, "name": name} for sid, name in names.items()])
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/service.py b/plugins/syslog/service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..715d51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# plugins/syslog/service.py
+"""Reading the kept syslog lines: a source's lines filtered, the sources a
+host's or an SNMP device's page shows, and each source's rate. Shared by the
+pages and the MCP tool, so both filter the same way (#6000)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy import func, select
+
+from steward.core.like import escape_like
+from steward.core.time_range import RANGES
+
+from .models import SyslogLine, SyslogSource
+from .parse import SEVERITIES
+
+# The severity filter's choices: a level and everything worse than it.
+SEVERITY_CHOICES = (("3", "Errors and worse"), ("4", "Warnings and worse"),
+                    ("5", "Notices and worse"), ("6", "Info and worse"))
+DEFAULT_RANGE = "24h"
+# Lines a host's or a device's page shows, from how far back.
+PANEL_LINES = 15
+PANEL_SPAN = timedelta(hours=24)
+# How far back the rate on the Syslog page counts.
+RATE_WINDOW = timedelta(hours=1)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LineFilter:
+    severity: int | None = None      # this level and worse (lower numbers)
+    app: str = ""
+    text: str = ""
+    range: str = DEFAULT_RANGE
+
+    def since(self, now: datetime | None = None) -> datetime:
+        return (now or datetime.now(timezone.utc)) - RANGES[self.range]
+
+    def args(self) -> dict:
+        """The filter as query arguments, the empty ones left out."""
+        out = {"severity": "" if self.severity is None else str(self.severity), "app": self.app,
+               "q": self.text, "range": self.range if self.range != DEFAULT_RANGE else ""}
+        return {k: v for k, v in out.items() if v}
+
+
+def severity_level(value: str | int | None) -> int | None:
+    """A severity as its level: a number 0-7 or a name ("err", "warning")."""
+    if value is None or value == "":
+        return None
+    text = str(value).strip().lower()
+    if text.isdigit() and 0 <= int(text) <= 7:
+        return int(text)
+    aliases = {"error": "err", "warn": "warning", "critical": "crit", "emergency": "emerg"}
+    text = aliases.get(text, text)
+    if text in SEVERITIES:
+        return SEVERITIES.index(text)
+    raise ValueError(f"severity {value!r} is not 0-7 or one of {', '.join(SEVERITIES)}.")
+
+
+def line_filter(args) -> LineFilter:
+    """A filter from a page's query arguments; a value that doesn't read is
+    left out rather than failing the page."""
+    try:
+        severity = severity_level(args.get("severity"))
+    except ValueError:
+        severity = None
+    range_ = args.get("range") or DEFAULT_RANGE
+    return LineFilter(severity=severity, app=(args.get("app") or "").strip()[:128],
+                      text=(args.get("q") or "").strip()[:200],
+                      range=range_ if range_ in RANGES else DEFAULT_RANGE)
+
+
+def filtered(stmt, f: LineFilter, now: datetime | None = None):
+    stmt = stmt.where(SyslogLine.received_at >= f.since(now))
+    if f.severity is not None:
+        stmt = stmt.where(SyslogLine.severity <= f.severity)
+    if f.app:
+        stmt = stmt.where(SyslogLine.app == f.app)
+    if f.text:
+        stmt = stmt.where(SyslogLine.message.ilike(f"%{escape_like(f.text)}%", escape="\\"))
+    return stmt
+
+
+async def apps_of(db, source_id: str, since: datetime) -> list[str]:
+    """The apps a source's lines name since `since`, for the filter's choices."""
+    rows = await db.execute(
+        select(SyslogLine.app).where(SyslogLine.source_id == source_id, SyslogLine.received_at >= since,
+                                     SyslogLine.app != "")
+        .group_by(SyslogLine.app).order_by(SyslogLine.app).limit(100))
+    return [a for (a,) in rows]
+
+
+async def rates(db, source_ids: list[str], now: datetime | None = None) -> dict[str, int]:
+    """{source id: lines received in the last hour} for kept sources."""
+    if not source_ids:
+        return {}
+    since = (now or datetime.now(timezone.utc)) - RATE_WINDOW
+    rows = await db.execute(
+        select(SyslogLine.source_id, func.count()).where(
+            SyslogLine.source_id.in_(source_ids), SyslogLine.received_at >= since)
+        .group_by(SyslogLine.source_id))
+    return {sid: n for sid, n in rows}
+
+
+def sources_for(sources: list[SyslogSource], host_id: str | None, address: str | None) -> list[SyslogSource]:
+    """The added sources a host's or a device's page shows: those bound to
+    the host, and those bound to no host whose address is the one given. A
+    binding is exclusive, as for SNMP devices: a source bound elsewhere never
+    matches by address."""
+    address = (address or "").strip().lower()
+    return [s for s in sources if s.state == "accepted" and (
+        s.host_id == host_id if s.host_id else bool(address) and s.address.lower() == address)]
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_page.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_page.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45f15fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_page.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{# plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_page.html — one page of lines, a
+   divider opening each recency group, then the sentinel that loads the next
+   page as the reader nears it (core.paging). #}
+{% from "_macros.html" import scroll_more, scroll_end %}
+{% from "syslog/_tone.html" import tone %}
+  {% for ln in lines %}
+  {% if ln.opens_group %}<tr class="table-divider"><th colspan="4" scope="rowgroup">{{ ln.group }}</th></tr>{% endif %}
+  <tr>
+    <td class="nowrap">{{ ln.received_at|when(seconds=true) }}</td>
+    <td class="nowrap"><span class="{{ tone(ln.level) }}">{{ ln.severity }}</span></td>
+    <td class="nowrap">{{ ln.app or "—" }}</td>
+    <td class="mono" style="white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:anywhere;">{{ ln.message }}</td>
+  </tr>
+  {% endfor %}
+{% if more_url %}
+{{ scroll_more(more_url, cols=4) }}
+{% elif lines %}
+{{ scroll_end(cols=4) }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_table.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_table.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057147d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{# plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_lines_table.html — a source's lines under
+   the filter bar; the bar's requests swap this alone. Times are the reader's
+   own zone, with seconds; the header says which. #}
+{% from "_macros.html" import empty_state %}
+{% if not lines %}
+<div class="card">
+  {%- if filtered %}{{ empty_state("No lines match these filters.", "Show every line", "/plugins/syslog/sources/" ~ source.id) }}
+  {%- elif source.state != 'accepted' %}{{ empty_state("This sender isn't added, so its lines aren't kept. Add it on the Syslog page.", "Syslog", "/plugins/syslog/") }}
+  {%- else %}{{ empty_state("No lines in the last " ~ f.range ~ ".") }}{% endif -%}
+</div>
+{% else %}
+<div class="card-flush">
+<table class="table syslog-lines" style="font-size:0.82rem;">
+  <thead>
+    <tr><th class="nowrap">Received ({{ tz_label() }})</th><th>Severity</th><th>App</th><th>Message</th></tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+  {% include "syslog/_lines_page.html" %}
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_tone.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_tone.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b502e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_tone.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{# plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/_tone.html — a syslog severity's tone: err
+   and worse critical, warning a warning, the rest plain. #}
+{% macro tone(level) -%}{% if level is not none and level <= 3 %}tone-crit{% elif level == 4 %}tone-warn{% endif %}{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/edit.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/edit.html
index 2621683..11fc22b 100644
--- a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/edit.html
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/edit.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% from "_macros.html" import crumbs, page_header %}
 {% block title %}Edit {{ label }} — Steward{% endblock %}
-{% block breadcrumb %}{{ crumbs([("Syslog", "/plugins/syslog/"), (label, ""), ("Edit", "")]) }}{% endblock %}
+{% block breadcrumb %}{{ crumbs([("Syslog", "/plugins/syslog/"), (label, "/plugins/syslog/sources/" ~ source.id), ("Edit", "")]) }}{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 {{ page_header("Edit " ~ label) }}
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </section>
   <div class="page-actions">
     <button type="submit" class="btn">Save</button>
-    <a href="/plugins/syslog/" class="btn btn-ghost">Cancel</a>
+    <a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" class="btn btn-ghost">Cancel</a>
   </div>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/index.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/index.html
index 0e8e4ce..ecad2c4 100644
--- a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/index.html
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/index.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
    added: counted, never stored, until an admin adds one (#5999). #}
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% from "_macros.html" import page_header, status_badge, empty_state %}
+{% from "syslog/_tone.html" import tone %}
 {% block title %}Syslog — Steward{% endblock %}
-{% macro tone(level) -%}{% if level is not none and level <= 3 %}tone-crit{% elif level == 4 %}tone-warn{% endif %}{%- endmacro %}
 {% block content %}
 {% set admin = session.user_role == 'admin' %}
 {{ page_header("Syslog", (sources|length ~ " source" ~ ("s" if sources|length != 1 else "")) if sources else none) }}
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@
   {{ empty_state("No sources yet. Point a NAS, router or other device at this server's syslog port: it shows above as sending, and Add keeps its lines.") }}
   {% else %}
   <table class="table" style="width:100%;font-size:0.82rem;">
-    <thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Host</th><th>Lines</th><th>Last heard</th><th>Newest line</th>{% if admin %}<th></th>{% endif %}</tr></thead>
+    <thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Host</th><th class="num" title="Lines kept in the last hour">Last hour</th><th>Last heard</th><th>Newest line</th>{% if admin %}<th></th>{% endif %}</tr></thead>
     <tbody>
     {% for s in sources %}
     <tr>
-      <td>{{ s.name }}<div class="field-hint mono">{{ s.address }}</div></td>
+      <td><a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ s.id }}">{{ s.name }}</a><div class="field-hint mono">{{ s.address }}</div></td>
       <td>{% if s.host %}<a href="/hosts/{{ s.host.id }}">{{ s.host.name }}</a>{% else %}—{% endif %}</td>
-      <td>{{ "{:,}".format(s.lines_total) }}</td>
+      <td class="num">{{ "{:,}".format(s.rate or 0) }}</td>
       <td>{{ s.last_seen_at|ago }}</td>
       <td class="mono" style="max-width:28rem;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;" title="{{ s.last_line }}"><span class="{{ tone(s.level) }}">{{ s.severity or "" }}</span> {{ s.last_line or "—" }}</td>
       {% if admin %}<td><a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ s.id }}/edit" class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost">Edit</a></td>{% endif %}
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     {% endfor %}
     </tbody>
   </table>
-  <p class="field-hint" style="margin:0.6rem 0 0;">Lines counts every line since the device was first heard, added or not.</p>
   {% endif %}
 </section>
 
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/panel.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/panel.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b667080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/panel.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{# plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/panel.html — the syslog panel on a host's
+   or an SNMP device's page: the newest lines of the sources that map to it,
+   each linking to its source's page (#6000). #}
+{% from "syslog/_tone.html" import tone %}
+<div class="card">
+  <div style="display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:0.6rem;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;">
+    <h3 class="section-title" style="margin-bottom:0;">Syslog</h3>
+    <span class="field-hint">
+      {%- for s in sources %}{% if not loop.first %} · {% endif %}<a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ s.id }}">{{ s.name }}</a>{% endfor -%}
+    </span>
+  </div>
+  {% if not lines %}
+  <p class="field-hint" style="margin:0;">No lines in the last day.</p>
+  {% else %}
+  <table class="table" style="font-size:0.8rem;">
+    <thead><tr><th class="nowrap">Received ({{ tz_label() }})</th>{% if sources|length > 1 %}<th>Source</th>{% endif %}<th>Severity</th><th>App</th><th>Message</th></tr></thead>
+    <tbody>
+    {% for ln in lines %}
+    <tr>
+      <td class="nowrap">{{ ln.received_at|when(seconds=true) }}</td>
+      {% if sources|length > 1 %}<td class="nowrap"><a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ ln.source_id }}">{{ ln.source }}</a></td>{% endif %}
+      <td class="nowrap"><span class="{{ tone(ln.level) }}">{{ ln.severity }}</span></td>
+      <td class="nowrap">{{ ln.app or "—" }}</td>
+      <td class="mono" style="max-width:32rem;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;" title="{{ ln.message }}">{{ ln.message }}</td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
diff --git a/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/source.html b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/source.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61301c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/source.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{# plugins/syslog/templates/syslog/source.html — one source's kept lines,
+   newest first, under a filter bar: severity and worse, app, text, time
+   (#6000). The table loads further pages as the reader scrolls. #}
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% from "_macros.html" import crumbs, page_header %}
+{% block title %}{{ source.name }} — Syslog — Steward{% endblock %}
+{% block breadcrumb %}{{ crumbs([("Syslog", "/plugins/syslog/"), (source.name, "")]) }}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+{% call page_header(source.name, source.address) %}
+  {% if session.user_role == 'admin' %}<a href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}/edit" class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost">Edit</a>{% endif %}
+{% endcall %}
+
+<p class="page-verdict">
+  {%- if source.state != 'accepted' %}<span class="tone-warn">Not added: its lines are counted, not kept.</span>
+  {%- else %}{{ "{:,}".format(source.rate or 0) }} line{{ "s" if source.rate != 1 }} in the last hour{% endif %}
+  · last heard {{ source.last_seen_at|ago }}
+  {%- if source.host %} · on <a href="/hosts/{{ source.host.id }}">{{ source.host.name }}</a>{% endif %}
+  {%- if source.hostname_seen and source.hostname_seen != source.name %} · calls itself {{ source.hostname_seen }}{% endif %}
+</p>
+
+<form class="filter-bar" method="get" action="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" role="search"
+      hx-target="#syslog-lines" hx-push-url="true" hx-include="closest form">
+  <input type="search" name="q" value="{{ f.text }}" class="input" placeholder="Search lines"
+         aria-label="Search the lines' text" autocomplete="off"
+         hx-get="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" hx-trigger="input changed delay:250ms, search">
+  <select name="severity" aria-label="Severity" hx-get="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" hx-trigger="change">
+    <option value="">Any severity</option>
+    {% for value, label in severities %}<option value="{{ value }}"{% if f.severity is not none and f.severity|string == value %} selected{% endif %}>{{ label }}</option>{% endfor %}
+  </select>
+  <select name="app" aria-label="App" hx-get="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" hx-trigger="change">
+    <option value="">Any app</option>
+    {% for a in apps %}<option value="{{ a }}"{% if f.app == a %} selected{% endif %}>{{ a }}</option>{% endfor %}
+    {% if f.app and f.app not in apps %}<option value="{{ f.app }}" selected>{{ f.app }}</option>{% endif %}
+  </select>
+  <select name="range" aria-label="How far back" hx-get="/plugins/syslog/sources/{{ source.id }}" hx-trigger="change">
+    {% for r in ranges %}<option value="{{ r }}"{% if f.range == r %} selected{% endif %}>Last {{ r }}</option>{% endfor %}
+  </select>
+  <noscript><button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm">Filter</button></noscript>
+</form>
+<div id="syslog-lines">{% include "syslog/_lines_table.html" %}</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/steward/app.py b/steward/app.py
index bd14640..34051c5 100644
--- a/steward/app.py
+++ b/steward/app.py
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ def create_app(
         from quart import has_request_context, session
         return _fmt.zone(session.get("tz")) if has_request_context() else _fmt.zone(None)
     app.jinja_env.filters["ago"] = lambda moment, now=None: _fmt.ago(moment, now, tz=_viewer_zone())
-    app.jinja_env.filters["when"] = lambda moment: _fmt.when(moment, _viewer_zone())
+    app.jinja_env.filters["when"] = lambda moment, seconds=False: _fmt.when(moment, _viewer_zone(),
+                                                                             seconds=seconds)
     app.jinja_env.globals["tz_label"] = lambda: _fmt.tz_label(_viewer_zone())
     app.jinja_env.globals["status_class"] = (
         lambda value, kind: _fmt.status_class(value, kind, app.config.get("THRESHOLDS", {}))
diff --git a/steward/core/formatting.py b/steward/core/formatting.py
index ab23dc3..9b4dd39 100644
--- a/steward/core/formatting.py
+++ b/steward/core/formatting.py
@@ -128,18 +128,20 @@ def ago(when: datetime | None, now: datetime | None = None, tz: tzinfo | None =
     return _time(when, when.astimezone(tz or timezone.utc), text)
 
 
-def when(moment: datetime | None, tz: tzinfo | None = None, now: datetime | None = None) -> Markup:
+def when(moment: datetime | None, tz: tzinfo | None = None, now: datetime | None = None,
+         seconds: bool = False) -> Markup:
     """The exact moment in the reader's zone on a 24-hour clock, always with
     its date: 'Thu 8 Oct 06:58' this year, '6 Oct 2025 14:12' before it. A
     list that groups by recency says Today or Yesterday in a divider
-    (day_group), never in place of the date (#5214)."""
+    (day_group), never in place of the date (#5214). `seconds` adds them
+    ('Thu 8 Oct 06:58:12'), for log lines a second apart."""
     if moment is None:
         return Markup(NONE)
     tz = tz or timezone.utc
     moment = _utc(moment)
     local = moment.astimezone(tz)
     this_year = (now or datetime.now(timezone.utc)).astimezone(tz).year
-    day, hm = local.date(), f"{local:%H:%M}"
+    day, hm = local.date(), f"{local:%H:%M:%S}" if seconds else f"{local:%H:%M}"
     if day.year == this_year:
         text = f"{local:%a} {day.day} {local:%b} {hm}"
     else:
diff --git a/steward/core/like.py b/steward/core/like.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..631b003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steward/core/like.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Text matched literally inside a LIKE / ILIKE pattern.
+
+    stmt.where(Line.message.ilike(f"%{escape_like(text)}%", escape="\\"))
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def escape_like(text: str) -> str:
+    """Make `text` match literally inside a LIKE/ILIKE pattern (escape char \\)."""
+    return text.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "\\%").replace("_", "\\_")
diff --git a/steward/core/metric_series.py b/steward/core/metric_series.py
index 3548c4c..4fa47a4 100644
--- a/steward/core/metric_series.py
+++ b/steward/core/metric_series.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 from sqlalchemy import func, or_, select, text
 
+from steward.core.like import escape_like
 from steward.core.time_range import bucket_seconds
 from steward.models.metrics import PluginMetric, PluginMetricHourly, PluginMetricLatest
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ async def resources(db, source_module: str) -> list[str]:
 def _resource_match(resource: str, include_children: bool):
     match = PluginMetricLatest.resource_name == resource
     if include_children:
-        like = resource.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "\\%").replace("_", "\\_") + ":%"
+        like = escape_like(resource) + ":%"
         match = or_(match, PluginMetricLatest.resource_name.like(like, escape="\\"))
     return match
 
diff --git a/steward/mcp/tools/_shape.py b/steward/mcp/tools/_shape.py
index 6971d81..8ff0f59 100644
--- a/steward/mcp/tools/_shape.py
+++ b/steward/mcp/tools/_shape.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from steward.mcp._context import mcp_app
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 SERIES_POINTS = 60  # max points in any returned series
+# The longest log line a tool returns whole (container logs, syslog).
+LOG_LINE_CHARS = 2000
 
 
 def db_session():
@@ -134,6 +136,14 @@ def pick(want: str, rows: Iterable[T], *, kind: str, list_tool: str,
     raise ValueError(f"no {kind} named or with id {want!r}.{hint} {list_tool} lists them.")
 
 
+def cut_middle(text: str, limit: int = LOG_LINE_CHARS) -> str:
+    """Keep both ends of an over-long line and say how much of the middle went."""
+    if text is None or len(text) <= limit:
+        return text
+    keep = limit // 2
+    return f"{text[:keep]} [… {len(text) - 2 * keep} characters omitted …] {text[-keep:]}"
+
+
 def redact_url(url: str) -> str:
     """Drop a password from a URL's userinfo; the rest stays readable."""
     try:
diff --git a/steward/mcp/tools/audit.py b/steward/mcp/tools/audit.py
index b3c75a4..d166ee3 100644
--- a/steward/mcp/tools/audit.py
+++ b/steward/mcp/tools/audit.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import json
 
 from sqlalchemy import or_, select
 
+from steward.core.like import escape_like
 from steward.models.audit import AuditEvent
 from steward.models.users import UserRole
 
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ async def list_audit_events(action: str = "", user: str = "", entity_type: str =
     stmt = (select(AuditEvent).where(AuditEvent.timestamp >= since)
             .order_by(AuditEvent.timestamp.desc()).limit(limit + 1))
     if action:
-        esc = action.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "\\%").replace("_", "\\_")
-        stmt = stmt.where(AuditEvent.action.like(esc + "%", escape="\\"))
+        stmt = stmt.where(AuditEvent.action.like(escape_like(action) + "%", escape="\\"))
     if user:
         stmt = stmt.where(or_(AuditEvent.username == user,
                               AuditEvent.username == mcp_username(user)))
diff --git a/steward/mcp/tools/automation.py b/steward/mcp/tools/automation.py
index 452da19..543faaa 100644
--- a/steward/mcp/tools/automation.py
+++ b/steward/mcp/tools/automation.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
 from steward.ansible import executor, guards, sources as src_module
 from steward.ansible.inventory_gen import scope_labels
 from steward.ansible.runner import trigger_run
+from steward.core.like import escape_like
 from steward.mcp._context import current_caller, current_caller_or_none, mcp_app, public_url
 from steward.models.alerts import AlertRule
 from steward.models.ansible import AnsibleRun, AnsibleRunStatus
@@ -484,8 +485,7 @@ async def list_ansible_runs(status: str = "", playbook: str = "", range: str = "
             raise ValueError(f"status {status!r} is not one of "
                              f"{', '.join(s.value for s in AnsibleRunStatus)}.") from None
     if playbook:
-        esc = playbook.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "\\%").replace("_", "\\_")
-        stmt = stmt.where(AnsibleRun.playbook_path.ilike(f"%{esc}%", escape="\\"))
+        stmt = stmt.where(AnsibleRun.playbook_path.ilike(f"%{escape_like(playbook)}%", escape="\\"))
     async with db_session() as db:
         runs = list((await db.execute(stmt)).scalars())
         users = await _users(db, [r.triggered_by for r in runs])
diff --git a/steward/templates/hosts/detail.html b/steward/templates/hosts/detail.html
index 3c2eb35..3d6275b 100644
--- a/steward/templates/hosts/detail.html
+++ b/steward/templates/hosts/detail.html
@@ -214,4 +214,9 @@
 <div hx-get="/plugins/snmp/host/{{ host.id }}" hx-trigger="load" hx-swap="innerHTML"></div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{# ── Syslog (renders nothing unless an added syslog source maps to this host) ── #}
+{% if "syslog" in enabled_plugins %}
+<div hx-get="/plugins/syslog/panel?host_id={{ host.id }}" hx-trigger="load" hx-swap="innerHTML"></div>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_syslog.py b/tests/integration/test_syslog.py
index 2c45490..3935592 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_syslog.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_syslog.py
@@ -108,3 +108,123 @@ def test_the_ring_keeps_each_source_within_its_window_and_cap(app):
                 await s.execute(delete(SyslogSource))
 
     asyncio.run(go())
+
+
+async def _client(app, role):
+    import time
+    import uuid
+
+    from steward.models.users import User, UserRole
+    uid, tag = str(uuid.uuid4()), uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    async with app.db_sessionmaker() as s:
+        async with s.begin():
+            s.add(User(id=uid, username=f"syslog-{tag}", email=f"syslog-{tag}@test",
+                       password_hash="x", role=UserRole(role), is_active=True))
+    client = app.test_client()
+    async with client.session_transaction() as sess:
+        sess.update(user_id=uid, user_role=role, username=f"syslog-{tag}",
+                    _csrf="test-token", login_at=time.time())
+    return client
+
+
+async def _seed(app, now):
+    """A host, an added source bound to it with five lines, and an offered
+    sender. Returns (host_id, host_name, source_id, source_name)."""
+    import uuid
+
+    from steward.models.hosts import Host
+    SyslogLine, SyslogSource = _mod("models").SyslogLine, _mod("models").SyslogSource
+    tag = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    async with app.db_sessionmaker() as s:
+        async with s.begin():
+            await s.execute(delete_sources())
+            host = Host(id=str(uuid.uuid4()), name=f"nas-{tag}", address=f"10.8.{int(tag[:2], 16)}.1")
+            s.add(host)
+            await s.flush()
+            src = SyslogSource(address="10.8.0.9", state="accepted", name=f"SynNAS-{tag}", host_id=host.id,
+                               first_seen_at=now, last_seen_at=now, lines_total=5)
+            s.add_all([src, SyslogSource(address="10.8.0.10", first_seen_at=now, last_seen_at=now)])
+            await s.flush()
+            for minutes, sev, app_, text in ((50, 6, "kernel", "eth0 link up"),
+                                              (40, 3, "kernel", "nfsd: server not responding"),
+                                              (30, 4, "rsyncd", "100% of quota used"),
+                                              (20, 6, "sshd", "Accepted publickey for admin"),
+                                              (90 * 60, 3, "kernel", "an old error")):
+                s.add(SyslogLine(source_id=src.id, received_at=now - timedelta(minutes=minutes),
+                                 facility=0, severity=sev, hostname="synnas", app=app_, message=text))
+            return host.id, host.name, src.id, src.name
+
+
+def delete_sources():
+    from sqlalchemy import delete
+    return delete(_mod("models").SyslogSource)
+
+
+def test_a_source_page_filters_its_lines_and_hosts_show_them(app):
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+    async def go():
+        host_id, _, src_id, src_name = await _seed(app, now)
+        client = await _client(app, "viewer")
+        page = await (await client.get(f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{src_id}")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        # The last day by default: the 90-hour-old error is outside it.
+        assert "nfsd: server not responding" in page and "an old error" not in page
+        assert "4 lines in the last hour" in page
+        errors = await (await client.get(f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{src_id}?severity=3&range=7d",
+                                         headers={"HX-Request": "true"})).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert "nfsd: server not responding" in errors and "an old error" in errors
+        assert "eth0 link up" not in errors and "<html" not in errors             # the table alone
+        # % matches literally; the app filter is exact.
+        pct = await (await client.get(f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{src_id}?q=100%25")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert "100% of quota used" in pct and "eth0 link up" not in pct
+        sshd = await (await client.get(f"/plugins/syslog/sources/{src_id}?app=sshd")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert "Accepted publickey" in sshd and "nfsd" not in sshd.split("<tbody>", 1)[1]
+
+        panel = await (await client.get(f"/plugins/syslog/panel?host_id={host_id}")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert src_name in panel and "Accepted publickey" in panel and "an old error" not in panel
+        by_address = await (await client.get("/plugins/syslog/panel?address=10.8.0.9")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert by_address == ""                     # bound to a host: never matched by address
+        assert await (await client.get("/plugins/syslog/panel?address=10.1.1.1")).get_data(as_text=True) == ""
+
+        index = await (await client.get("/plugins/syslog/")).get_data(as_text=True)
+        assert f'href="/plugins/syslog/sources/{src_id}"' in index
+        async with app.db_sessionmaker() as s:
+            async with s.begin():
+                await s.execute(delete_sources())
+
+    asyncio.run(go())
+
+
+def test_search_syslog_filters_and_pages(app):
+    from steward.core.api_tokens import Caller
+    from steward.mcp import _context
+    from steward.models.users import UserRole
+
+    tools = _mod("mcp_tools")
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+    async def go():
+        _context._app_ctx.set(app)
+        _context._caller_ctx.set(Caller(user_id="u", username="viewer", role=UserRole.viewer, token_id=0))
+        _, host_name, _, src_name = await _seed(app, now)
+        errs = await tools.search_syslog(source=src_name, severity="err", range="7d")
+        assert [m["message"] for m in errs["matches"]] == ["nfsd: server not responding", "an old error"]
+        assert errs["matches"][0]["severity"] == "err" and errs["matches"][0]["app"] == "kernel"
+        # _ and % match literally: as wildcards "1_0%" would match "100% of quota used".
+        assert (await tools.search_syslog(host=host_name, text="1_0%"))["matches"] == []
+        assert len((await tools.search_syslog(host=host_name, text="100%"))["matches"]) == 1
+        page1 = await tools.search_syslog(source="10.8.0.9", limit=2)
+        assert page1["truncated"] and [m["message"] for m in page1["matches"]] == [
+            "Accepted publickey for admin", "100% of quota used"]
+        page2 = await tools.search_syslog(source="10.8.0.9", limit=2, before=page1["next_before"])
+        assert [m["message"] for m in page2["matches"]] == ["nfsd: server not responding", "eth0 link up"]
+        listed = await tools.list_syslog_sources()
+        states = {s["address"]: (s["state"], s["lines_last_hour"]) for s in listed["sources"]}
+        assert states == {"10.8.0.9": ("accepted", 4), "10.8.0.10": ("offered", None)}
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="list_syslog_sources"):
+            await tools.search_syslog(source="no-such-source")
+        async with app.db_sessionmaker() as s:
+            async with s.begin():
+                await s.execute(delete_sources())
+
+    asyncio.run(go())
diff --git a/tests/plugins/syslog/test_service.py b/tests/plugins/syslog/test_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..079b6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/syslog/test_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Reading the kept syslog lines (#6000): the filter read from a page's
+arguments, severity by name or number, and which sources a host's or a
+device's page shows."""
+from types import SimpleNamespace as NS
+
+import pytest
+from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict
+
+from plugins.syslog.service import DEFAULT_RANGE, line_filter, severity_level, sources_for
+
+
+def test_a_severity_reads_by_name_alias_or_number():
+    assert severity_level("err") == 3 and severity_level("error") == 3 and severity_level("3") == 3
+    assert severity_level("Warning") == 4 and severity_level("warn") == 4
+    assert severity_level("") is None and severity_level(None) is None
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="0-7"):
+        severity_level("loud")
+
+
+def test_a_page_filter_drops_what_does_not_read():
+    f = line_filter(MultiDict({"severity": "loud", "range": "9y", "q": "  nfsd  ", "app": "kernel"}))
+    assert (f.severity, f.range, f.text, f.app) == (None, DEFAULT_RANGE, "nfsd", "kernel")
+    assert f.args() == {"q": "nfsd", "app": "kernel"}
+    assert line_filter(MultiDict({"severity": "4", "range": "7d"})).args() == {"severity": "4", "range": "7d"}
+
+
+def _src(sid, state="accepted", host_id=None, address="10.0.0.5"):
+    return NS(id=sid, state=state, host_id=host_id, address=address)
+
+
+def test_a_page_shows_sources_bound_to_its_host_or_unbound_at_its_address():
+    sources = [_src("bound", host_id="h1", address="10.9.9.9"), _src("by-address"),
+               _src("elsewhere", host_id="h2"), _src("offered", state="offered"),
+               _src("other", address="10.0.0.6")]
+    assert [s.id for s in sources_for(sources, "h1", "10.0.0.5")] == ["bound", "by-address"]
+    # An SNMP device bound to no host matches by its address alone.
+    assert [s.id for s in sources_for(sources, None, "10.0.0.5")] == ["by-address"]
+    assert sources_for(sources, None, None) == []
diff --git a/tests/plugins/syslog/test_syslog_page.py b/tests/plugins/syslog/test_syslog_page.py
index d1c3125..9086c1d 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/syslog/test_syslog_page.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/syslog/test_syslog_page.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def _source(name, state, level=6, line="nfsd: server not responding", host=None)
             "hostname_seen": "synnas", "host": host, "first_seen_at": now - timedelta(days=1),
             "last_seen_at": now - timedelta(minutes=3), "lines_total": 1204,
             "severity": "err" if level == 3 else "info", "level": level, "last_line": line,
-            "suggested_host": "h1"}
+            "suggested_host": "h1", "rate": 12 if state == "accepted" else None}
 
 
 async def _render(app, role, **ctx):
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ async def test_an_offered_sender_can_be_added_or_ignored_by_an_admin(app):
 async def test_a_viewer_sees_sources_but_no_controls(app):
     page = await _render(app, "viewer", sources=[_source("SynNAS", "accepted", host=NS(id="h1", name="SynNAS"))],
                          offered=[_source("router", "offered")])
-    assert 'href="/hosts/h1"' in page and "/plugins/syslog/sources/" not in page
+    assert 'href="/hosts/h1"' in page and 'href="/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS"' in page
+    assert "/add" not in page and "/ignore" not in page and "/edit" not in page
     assert "Sending, not added" in page
 
 
@@ -71,3 +72,62 @@ async def test_the_edit_page_has_its_trail_and_a_remove(app):
     page = " ".join(page.split())
     assert 'href="/plugins/syslog/">Syslog</a>' in page
     assert 'action="/plugins/syslog/sources/s1/delete"' in page and "data-confirm=" in page
+
+
+def _line(i, level=6, app="kernel", message="nfsd: server not responding", minutes=1):
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    return {"id": f"l{i}", "received_at": now - timedelta(minutes=minutes), "sent_at": None,
+            "level": level, "severity": {3: "err", 4: "warning"}.get(level, "info"),
+            "facility": "kern", "hostname": "synnas", "app": app, "message": message,
+            "group": "Today", "opens_group": i == 0}
+
+
+async def test_a_source_page_filters_its_lines_and_scrolls_on(app):
+    from quart import session
+    from plugins.syslog.service import SEVERITY_CHOICES, LineFilter
+    src = {**_source("SynNAS", "accepted"), "rate": 42}
+    async with app.test_request_context("/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS"):
+        session["user_role"] = "viewer"
+        page = await render_plugin_template(
+            app, "syslog", "syslog/source.html", source=src, f=LineFilter(severity=3), filtered=True,
+            lines=[_line(0, level=3), _line(1, app="", message="a <b> tag")],
+            more_url="/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS?severity=3&before=x", severities=SEVERITY_CHOICES,
+            apps=["kernel", "nfsd"], ranges=["1h", "24h"])
+    page = " ".join(page.split())
+    assert 'href="/plugins/syslog/">Syslog</a>' in page                      # its trail
+    assert "42 lines in the last hour" in page
+    assert '<option value="3" selected>Errors and worse</option>' in page
+    assert '<tr class="table-divider"><th colspan="4" scope="rowgroup">Today</th></tr>' in page
+    assert '<span class="tone-crit">err</span>' in page and "a &lt;b&gt; tag" in page
+    assert 'hx-get="/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS?severity=3&amp;before=x"' in page
+    assert "/edit" not in page                                               # a viewer
+    main = page[page.index("<main"):]
+    assert "font-weight:600" not in main and not hex_colours(main), hex_colours(main)
+
+
+async def test_a_filtered_source_with_no_lines_offers_them_all_back(app):
+    from quart import session
+    from plugins.syslog.service import LineFilter
+    async with app.test_request_context("/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS"):
+        session["user_role"] = "viewer"
+        table = await render_plugin_template(
+            app, "syslog", "syslog/_lines_table.html", source=_source("SynNAS", "accepted"),
+            f=LineFilter(text="nope"), filtered=True, lines=[], more_url=None)
+    assert "No lines match these filters." in table and 'href="/plugins/syslog/sources/id-SynNAS"' in table
+
+
+async def test_the_panel_names_each_source_when_there_are_several(app):
+    from quart import session
+    lines = [{**_line(0, level=4), "source": "SynNAS", "source_id": "s1"},
+             {**_line(1), "source": "router", "source_id": "s2"}]
+    async with app.test_request_context("/plugins/syslog/panel"):
+        session["user_role"] = "viewer"
+        one = await render_plugin_template(app, "syslog", "syslog/panel.html", lines=lines[:1],
+                                           sources=[{"id": "s1", "name": "SynNAS"}])
+        two = await render_plugin_template(app, "syslog", "syslog/panel.html", lines=lines,
+                                           sources=[{"id": "s1", "name": "SynNAS"}, {"id": "s2", "name": "router"}])
+        none = await render_plugin_template(app, "syslog", "syslog/panel.html", lines=[],
+                                            sources=[{"id": "s1", "name": "SynNAS"}])
+    assert "<th>Source</th>" not in one and '<span class="tone-warn">warning</span>' in one
+    assert "<th>Source</th>" in two and 'href="/plugins/syslog/sources/s2">router</a>' in two
+    assert "No lines in the last day." in none