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

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

Suggested alternatives

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Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • acode/KeyQL

    GitHub

    A language and specification for building data queries using key-value pairs

  • Benjade/KeyQuest

    GitHub

    KeyQuest is a high-performance, CPU-based Bitcoin private-key search tool that leverages AVX2/512 and OpenMP to scan a specified hex range (hybrid/random mode) at millions of keys per second, provides real-time stats and thread progress, and sends instant email alerts when a match is found ideal for tackling puzzles like the 1000 BTC challenge.

  • AlexanderHott/keyquest.nvim

    GitHub

    A neovim plugin to help remember keymaps you want to practice

  • SiteRelEnby/keyquorum

    GitHub

    Shamir secret sharing daemon for distributed teams. Memory hardened, designed to prevent intercepting or handling another user's key or the secret itself, without jank or vulnerability points like shared tmux sessions.

Report

Usable but watch it

60

keyq.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

keyq.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Grouped results

Domains

keyq.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

keyq.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

keyq.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

keyq.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

keyq.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

keyq.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

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 keyq

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Usable but watch it
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy keyq.co first

  • ✓ Buy keyq.co first
  • ✓ Reserve npm package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension