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

Mostly clear

89

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

belafo.com

domain · No DNS record found

available

belafo.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy belafo.com first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

belafo.com

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

belafo.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

belafo.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

belafo.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

belafo.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

belafo.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

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 · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • ess/belafonte

    GitHub

    Jump in the command line with the master of CLIpso (yet another CLI command suite library, which is basically usable right now, but needs much better documentation)

  • deckar01/belafonte

    GitHub

    A peer to peer content distribution network

  • Mintymartin/belafonte-food-hub-using-react

    GitHub

    Using a JSON server I came up with a list of meals that are available on a website: Belafonte Food Hub website that offers users a variety of meals where one can scroll and learn how tocook the meal and add their own meal in the website.

  • Mintymartin/Belafonte-Food-Hub

    GitHub

    Using a fetch API ("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s=") to get a list of meals I came up with Belafonte Food Hub website that offers users a variety of meals and using a button one can watch how to prepare the meals, like or dislike based on their preference and Submit a review at the button of the page.