We build xHandle to make live systems and safety engineering accessible to more teams.
Interlock Systems is the team behind xHandle, a fully open source platform for systems and safety engineering. Use it instantly at www.xhandle.ai or explore local development and experimentation through the xhandle-open GitHub repository. xHandle keeps your architecture, risks, and requirements always up-to-date: generated from code, linked across artifacts, and checked before merges.
Capabilities
What xHandle delivers
Fast, cross-functional collaboration around requirements, risks, and architecture — always current, traceable, and ready for audit.
System-agnostic (cross-industry)
AI-driven hazard analysis
Live GitHub / code integration
Interactive architecture diagrams
Requirements management
Risk register + dashboards
Traceability across lifecycle
Collaboration & feedback loops
How xHandle Compares
A compact view of xHandle vs leading tools and an AI enabler.
| Features | xHandle | Flow Engineering✳︎ | IBM DOORS★ | Polarion★ | Jama Connect★ | Ansys Medini Analyze★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Curve | Low | Medium | High | High | High | High |
| System-Agnostic (cross-industry) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ (auto/aero focus) |
| AI-Driven Hazard Analysis | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ (manual) |
| Live GitHub / Code Integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Interactive Architecture Diagrams | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Requirements Management | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Partial |
| Risk Register + Dashboards | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | Partial |
| Collaboration & Feedback Loops | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |