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

Suggested alternatives

Templated

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Click any name to run a fresh availability check on it.

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Report

Usable but watch it

64

devknife.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

devknife.app

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew cask exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy devknife.dev first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

devknife.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devknife.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

devknife.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

devknife.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devknife.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

devknife.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

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew cask exists

taken