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

Name collision risk

37

dockly.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

dockly.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

RubyGems

package · Exact gem exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew formula exists

taken

Grouped results

Domains

dockly.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

dockly.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

dockly.io

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

dockly.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

dockly.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

dockly.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

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 · Exact gem exists

taken

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

high confidence · Homebrew formula exists

taken
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check dockly

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/useravailable
availablehigh · No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewtaken
takenhigh · Homebrew formula exists
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
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
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
taken
high
Homebrew formula exists
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

available

No GitHub user or org found

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for dockly

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for dockly
  • ✓ Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓ Reserve the GitHub namespace

Homebrew

high

taken

Homebrew formula exists

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.

  • thisisdevelopment/go-dockly

    GitHub

    golang utility collection

  • swipely/dockly-util

    GitHub