Who should use holder?

holder is an open-source project built for ruby developers.

Does holder have a free plan?

Yes — holder is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does holder run on?

holder runs on the web and the command line.

Is holder still maintained?

Unverified. holder has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to holder?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.

holder is developed by David Gillis.

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holder

Name: holder
Author: David Gillis

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Holder is a Ruby gem acting as a process supervisor that ensures no child processes are left behind. It provides reliable management of subprocesses for Ruby applications requiring >= 4.0.1. Published on RubyGems.org, it is designed for developers needing robust process handling in their applications.

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Overview

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holder is a Developer Tools project. It focuses on managing and supervising child processes in Ruby applications to prevent orphaned processes. It is built as an open-source project for ruby developers. holder is open source under the Open Source license. holder is available on the web and the command line.

Behind holder is David Gillis, and it first shipped in 2026.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Process Supervision
Child Process Management

Built with & integrations

Framework

Rails

Runs on

BrowserCLI

Detected from

Rails: /assets/application- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed20 Jul · 23:10 UTC
holder verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about holder

What does holder do?: Holder focuses on managing and supervising child processes in Ruby applications to prevent orphaned processes. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who should use holder?: holder is an open-source project built for ruby developers.
Does holder have a free plan?: Yes — holder is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does holder run on?: holder runs on the web and the command line.
Is holder still maintained?: Unverified. holder has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to holder?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.Track Debug ZenPress StarPulse
Who makes holder?: holder is developed by David Gillis.
How long has holder been around?: holder first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 20 Jul 2026
Built for: Ruby developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Managing and supervising child processes in Ruby applications to prevent orphaned processes.

Developer

David Gillis

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 20 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 20 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: holder-rubygems-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 20 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 21 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://rubygems.org/gems/holder

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