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

Report

Name collision risk

40

novy.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

novy.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

novy.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

novy.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

novy.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

novy.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

novy.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

novy.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 · 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

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

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.

  • NovyWave/NovyWave

    GitHub

    Modern GTKWave alternative

  • novyxlabs/novyx-mcp

    GitHub

    Persistent memory + governance for AI agents. 119 MCP tools — core memory works locally (zero config SQLite), full surface (policy-as-code, approval workflows, governance dashboard, threat intel, auto-defense, governed actions, Runtime v2 agents/missions/capabilities) with Novyx Cloud.

  • alexbelgium/Hob2hood_to_Novy

    GitHub

    Seamless connection of AEG hob and Novy hood by converting IR to 433 Mhz

  • petrboros/novysvet

    GitHub