SWIRL Enterprise 4.x Documentation

This section preserves the documentation for SWIRL Enterprise 4.x (releases 3.8 through 4.4.1). It is intended for organizations still running a 4.x deployment.

For current documentation, start at the documentation home or the SWIRL 5 Enterprise Quick Start.

What's Different in SWIRL 5

SWIRL 5 introduces significant changes relative to 4.x. Highlights:

• Semantic Cache (separately licensed): federated results are cached, versions of the same document are clustered, and a canonical version can be pinned or elected automatically. See the Semantic Cache Guide.
• Workspaces and members: sources can be scoped to workspaces and shared with specific members.
• Built-in MCP server: SWIRL 5 ships the swirl_mcp package, replacing the standalone MCP proxy documented in the 4.x MCP guide. See the MCP Server (Enterprise) guide.
• Docker-first deployment: the recommended way to run SWIRL 5 Enterprise is the Docker Compose stack. See the Installation Guide.

See the SWIRL 5 Release Notes for the full list.

Archived 4.x Guides

• Quick Start (4.x)
• User Guide (4.x)
• AI Search Guide (4.x)
• AI Search Assistant Guide (4.x)
• MCP Guide (4.x)
• Admin Guide (4.x)

4.x Release Notes

Release notes for all 3.x and 4.x releases remain available on the Enterprise Release Notes page.

Getting Help

SWIRL supports customers on 4.x deployments. Email support@swirlaiconnect.com for help upgrading to SWIRL 5.