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
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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.

  • kots-lint-docgen

    npm

    A terrible parser for kots lint rego files, only outputs Markdown at the moment.

  • kots-searching

    npm

    Home work Node JS file search

  • kotsproject

    npm

    Kots is a Python-based program designed to show how deep Python can go. It includes mini-programs, which are purposely easy to use, to show how easy Python is to use.

  • sonic-kots-jaufb

    npm

    (nuta-complete-vesto) - This function is used to convert multiple words into an interesting sentence containing the word kuroichi12-complete-themselves.

Report

Usable but watch it

62

kots.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

kots.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

VS Code

marketplace · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy kots.ai first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

kots.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kots.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kots.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kots.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

kots.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

kots.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

low confidence · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

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