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.

  • @forjacms/client

    npm

    Typed TypeScript SDK for the Forja CMS content API

  • @forjacms/analytics

    npm

    Privacy-first analytics tracker for Forja CMS. No cookies, no PII.

  • @forjacms/sections

    npm

    Framework-agnostic Web Components for rendering Forja page sections. Zero CSS — bring your own styles via BEM class hooks.

  • forja-landing

    npm

    Claude Code skill que construye landings cinemáticas para cualquier negocio — personal brand, SaaS, agencia, producto, curso, clínica — con Seedance, anti-AI-slop critique y web audit integrados. Made by Carlos Domínguez.

  • BearCola/ForJavaAndAndroidInterview

    GitHub

    For Java And Android Interview

  • iboxdb/forjava

    GitHub

    MMF IOs, Replications, Examples for iBoxDB Fast ACID Table Style Document NoSQL Application Database

  • forjadev/mjo-forja-webpage

    GitHub

    This project is the web page of the amazing forja community, it's built with React, Nextjs, Tailwind, Storybook and lots of love from the contributors.

  • stefzhlg/design-pattern-forjava

    GitHub

    24 kinds of java design patterns

Report

Name collision risk

13

forja.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

forja.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

forja.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

forja.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

forja.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

forja.app

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

forja.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

forja.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 · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 1 package under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

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 forja

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
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 1 package under vendor
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
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
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
1 package under vendor
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

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

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for forja

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for forja
  • ✓ Pick a package-name variant
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

1 package under vendor

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension