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.

  • @langchain/nomic

    npm

    Nomic integration for LangChain.js

  • @nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox

    npm

    Nomic Foundation's recommended bundle of Hardhat plugins (ethers based)

  • @nomic-ai/atlas

    npm

    This library provides a TypeScript client for the Nomic API that allows you to work with datasets and embedding models hosted at atlas.nomic.ai.

  • nomic-bitcoin

    npm

    A JavaScript library for accepting Bitcoin deposits with Interchain Deposits to any IBC-enabled blockchain, powered by Nomic.

  • pynomic

    PyPI

    Python library for data extraction from drone orthomosaics in plant breeding trials

Report

Name collision risk

36

nomic.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

nomic.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 nomic
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

nomic.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nomic.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nomic.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nomic.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nomic.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nomic.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