NameScout

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

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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
Suggest alternative names→

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

82

codavia.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew lookup inconclusive

unknown

codavia.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Grouped results

Domains

codavia.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

codavia.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

codavia.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

codavia.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

codavia.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

codavia.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

high confidence · No GitHub user or org found

available

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

low confidence · Homebrew lookup inconclusive

unknown
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check codavia

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/useravailable
availablehigh · No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewunknown
unknownlow · Homebrew lookup inconclusive
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Mostly clear
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
available
high
No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
unknown
low
Homebrew lookup inconclusive
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

high

available

No GitHub user or org found

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy codavia.dev first

  • ✓ Buy codavia.dev first
  • ✓ Reserve npm package
  • ✓ Reserve the GitHub namespace

Homebrew

low

unknown

Homebrew lookup inconclusive

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension