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.

  • @korext/regression-submit

    npm

    CLI for drafting, submitting, and detecting AI coding regression patterns from the public registry at oss.korext.com/regressions.

  • @korext/ai-attestation

    npm

    Track and attest AI generated code in your repository. Open standard for AI code transparency.

  • @korext/commit-carbon

    npm

    Open standard for measuring AI assisted commit carbon emissions. CSRD, SEC, and CDP compatible disclosure reporting.

  • @korext/ai-license

    npm

    Declare AI provenance in your open source project. Open standard notice that attaches to any existing license.

Report

Usable but watch it

70

korext.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

korext.ai

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy korext.dev first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

korext.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

korext.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

korext.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

korext.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

korext.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

korext.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

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

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available