NameScout

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.

~/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.

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

NameScout

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.

~/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.

Report

Name collision risk

doclify.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

doclify.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Packagist

package · 2 packages under vendor

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Recommended actions

✓Buy doclify.dev first
✓Reserve npm package
✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

doclify.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

doclify.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

doclify.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

doclify.app

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

doclify.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

doclify.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

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

low confidence · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

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