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.

  • @matware/e2e-runner

    npm

    E2E test runner using Chrome Pool (browserless/chrome) with parallel execution

  • @matware/mtw-request-ts-client

    npm

    Universal JavaScript/TypeScript client for mtwRequest real-time framework

  • @matware/joomla-hash-node

    npm

    A node.js module helper for Joomla! hash comparison

  • @matware/mtw-request-svelte

    npm

    Svelte stores for mtwRequest real-time framework

Report

Mostly clear

84

matware.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

matware.dev

domain · DNS records found

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

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy matware.io first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

matware.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

matware.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

matware.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

matware.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

matware.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

matware.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 · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available