NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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NameScout

NameScout

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Live across 12+ registries

Check the name before you start the repo.

Search domains, package registries, code hosts, and plugin marketplaces from one practical report. No hype. Just the collisions that matter.

Package registries and distribution first
Domains and brand surfaces first
Package and GitHub collisions first
Marketplaces and publisher names first
~/codenpm →
$ npx namescout-cli redis
Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk
Domains
✗ redis.com taken
✓ redis.dev available
Package registries
✗ npm taken
...
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Provider coverage

Obscure enough to be useful.

Live checks across the registries developers actually publish to. Two more on the way.

Domains
npm
PyPI
GitHub
crates.io
RubyGems
Packagist
Docker Hub
Homebrew
VS Code
Chrome Web StoreSoon
ObsidianSoon

Report

Name collision risk

46

bazel.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

bazel.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew formula exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy bazel.app first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

bazel.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

bazel.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

bazel.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

bazel.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

bazel.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

bazel.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

crates.io

high confidence · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew formula exists

taken

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

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    npm

    Node.js runfiles helpers for Bazel

  • @bazel/bazelisk

    npm

    A user-friendly launcher for Bazel

  • @bazel/rollup

    npm

    Run rollup.js bundler under Bazel

  • @bazel/concatjs

    npm

    Fast JavaScript bundler for Bazel

  • bazelbuild/bazelisk

    GitHub

    A user-friendly launcher for Bazel.

  • bazel-contrib/bazel-gazelle

    GitHub

    Gazelle is a Bazel build file generator for Bazel projects. It natively supports Go and protobuf, and it may be extended to support new languages and custom rule sets.

  • jin/awesome-bazel

    GitHub

    A curated list of Bazel rules, tooling and resources.

  • hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor

    GitHub

    Goal: Enable awesome tooling for Bazel users of the C language family.

  • pybazel

    PyPI

    A python client for Bazel