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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @sekolahcode/devpulse-node

    npm

    DevPulse Node.js SDK — server-side error tracking

  • @sekolahcode/devpulse-browser

    npm

    DevPulse browser SDK — frontend error and performance tracking

  • devpulse-common

    npm

    Shared types and schemas for DevPulse application

  • @matrixmind/devpulse

    npm

    A CLI Developer Session Logger Tool

  • MuhammadTanveerAbbas/devpulse-map

    GitHub

    A real-time dashboard tracking the global developer ecosystem: salaries, AI risk, hot niches, hiring signals, and live activity across 44+ countries

  • gilberthsayno/DevPulse-Dashboard

    GitHub

    📈 Real-time Analytics Dashboard: A DevPulse monitor for tracking real-time data using WebSockets. 📊 Essential for efficient charting and low-latency system monitoring. 💻

Report

Name collision risk

15

devpulse.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

Grouped results

Domains

devpulse.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

devpulse.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

high confidence · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · 2 packages under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

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
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check devpulse

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
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 2 packages under vendor
VS Codetaken
takenhigh · Publisher namespace exists

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
2 packages under vendor
VS Code
taken
high
Publisher namespace exists

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for devpulse

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for devpulse
  • ✓ Reserve RubyGems package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

2 packages under vendor

VS Code

high

taken

Publisher namespace exists