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.

  • kinesis-local

    npm

    A Mock API for AWS Kinesis

  • @aws-sdk/client-kinesis

    npm

    AWS SDK for JavaScript Kinesis Client for Node.js, Browser and React Native

  • amazon-kinesis-video-streams-webrtc

    npm

    Amazon Kinesis Video Streams WebRTC SDK for JavaScript.

  • @aws-sdk/client-kinesis-video

    npm

    AWS SDK for JavaScript Kinesis Video Client for Node.js, Browser and React Native

  • pykinesis

    PyPI

    Python binding for the Thorlabs Kinesis software

  • kinesis-python

    PyPI

    Low level, multiprocessing based AWS Kinesis producer & consumer library

Report

Name collision risk

24

kinesis.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for kinesis
  • ✓Reserve Packagist package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

kinesis.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kinesis.co

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

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 · 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

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available