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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @captive/conventional-changelog

    npm

    Conventional changelog plugin for Captive projects

  • mikrotik-captive-autologin

    npm

    Automates logging into Mikrotik captive portal.

  • vue-cli-plugin-wi5-captive-network

    npm

    A Vue CLI plugin for creating apps with welcome screens in captive network

  • @captive/eslint-config

    npm

    ESLint configuration presets

Report

Name collision risk

33

captive.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

captive.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

RubyGems

package · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

package · 3 packages under vendor

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for captive
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

captive.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

captive.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

captive.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

captive.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

captive.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

captive.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 · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 3 packages under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available