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
...
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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.

  • serverboriskantor

    npm

    server kantor test module

  • @matt.kantor/parsing

    npm

    A [parser combinator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parser_combinator) library.

  • @matt.kantor/either

    npm

    A model of the standard `Either` algebraic data type along with associated utility functions.

  • @matt.kantor/either-tag-symbol

    npm

    A symbol used to indicate that an object models the standard `Either` algebraic data type.

Report

Name collision risk

45

kantor.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

kantor.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for kantor
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

kantor.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kantor.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kantor.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kantor.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kantor.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kantor.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 · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · No vendor packages found

available

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