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.

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$redis $lodash $vidpipe $taillux $glintly $namescout

Report

Name collision risk

40

linkto.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

linkto.app

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

RubyGems

package · Exact gem exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

linkto.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

linkto.dev

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

linkto.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

linkto.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

linkto.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

linkto.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 · 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

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

linktopy
PyPI
A python wrapper for Ableton Link using TCP and Carabiner

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~/code

$ npx namescout-cli redis

Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk

DOMAINS

✗ redis.com taken

✓ redis.dev available

PACKAGE REGISTRIES

✗ npm taken

...

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