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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • cstm-changeset

    npm

    A changeset add wrapper that prompts for structured business context

  • react-native-actionsheet-cstm

    npm

    Custom ActionSheet for React Native

  • homebridge-loxone-ws-adv-cstm

    npm

    Websocket based Loxone plugin for homebridge advanced version (https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge)

  • cstm-player-assets

    npm

    some assets for creating custom iframes

  • korvin011/CSTMWS-Matlab-Interface

    GitHub

    CST Microwave Studio to MATLAB Interface

  • musyoku/python-cstm

    GitHub

    ガウス過程に基づく連続空間トピックモデル

  • gurbela/react-native-actionsheet-cstm

    GitHub

    Custom Action Sheet for React Native, component for both Android and IOS

  • burhankhatri/CSTMS-PINN

    GitHub

    Research based physics informed neural network

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Usable but watch it

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cstm.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

cstm.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy cstm.ai first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

cstm.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

cstm.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

cstm.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

cstm.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

cstm.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

cstm.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 · 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