NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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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
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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.

  • minerva-py

    PyPI

    Python client for Minerva

  • pyminerva

    PyPI

    To get an insight from Financial Data Anlaysis

  • minerva-python

    PyPI

    Minerva access from within python

Report

Name collision risk

10

minerva.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

minerva.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

Grouped results

Domains

minerva.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

minerva.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

minerva.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

minerva.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

minerva.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

minerva.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

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 · 2 packages under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check minerva

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 2 packages under vendor
VS Codesimilar
similarhigh · Extension with same name exists

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
2 packages under vendor
VS Code
similar
high
Extension with same name exists

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for minerva

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for minerva
  • ✓ Pick a package-name variant
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

2 packages under vendor

VS Code

high

similar

Extension with same name exists