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.

  • monito-api

    npm

    Express middleware SDK for tracking API metrics with the API Monitoring System

  • monito-action

    npm

    H5全埋点组件

  • monitos.io

    npm

    Monitos meets Socket.IO

  • monito-test

    npm

  • monitopy

    PyPI

    Une bibliothèque de surveillance (watchdog) simple mais puissante pour les changements dans les fichiers et répertoires, avec une prise en charge avancée de la gestion d'événements.

Report

Name collision risk

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monito.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

monito.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for monito
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

monito.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

monito.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

monito.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

monito.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

monito.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

monito.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 · 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

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