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
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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

Usable but watch it

64

compilr.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

compilr.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Grouped results

Domains

compilr.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

compilr.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

compilr.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

compilr.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

compilr.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

compilr.co

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

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 · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check compilr

Collision map generated.

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

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Usable but watch it
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy compilr.app first

  • ✓ Buy compilr.app first
  • ✓ Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @compilr-dev/cli

    npm

    AI-powered coding assistant CLI using @compilr-dev/agents

  • @compilr-dev/logger

    npm

    Structured logging for the compilr-dev ecosystem

  • @compilr-dev/factory

    npm

    AI-driven application scaffolder for the compilr-dev ecosystem

  • @compilr-dev/ui-core

    npm

    Shared terminal UI components for compilr-dev tools - overlays, footer, input prompt, ANSI utilities

  • CS222-UIUC/course-project-compilrs

    GitHub

    course-project-compilrs created by GitHub Classroom

  • kykungz/compilr-java

    GitHub

    Docker-based java compiler API server

  • anwaraloklh/compilre2

    GitHub

  • eliyasamary/SetLang-Compilre

    GitHub

    Set Lang Compiler is a custom-built compiler that translates programs written in Set Lang — a high-level educational programming language designed around sets, collections, and intuitive operations — into efficient C/C++ code