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
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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

39

brainkit.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Packagist

package · 1 package under vendor

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy brainkit.co first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

brainkit.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

brainkit.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

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 · 1 package under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

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

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    npm

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    npm

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  • @oribish/brainkit

    npm

    Second brain extension for pi - capture, organize, and retrieve knowledge with PARA method

  • iview-brainkit

    npm

    A high quality UI components Library with Vue.js

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