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.

  • @hypericon/pixo-bridge

    npm

    Communications bridge between the Pixo Control App and Pixo devices.

  • pixo-tsx

    npm

    Convert SVG icons into React components with .tsx file extensions

  • @riskydwiputtra/pixo

    npm

  • @mamdouh-aboammar/pixolink-intelligence-core

    npm

    Intelligence Orchestration Layer module for PixoLink — Unified AI coordination, telemetry, and predictive analytics

Report

Name collision risk

10

pixo.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

pixo.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

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

pixo.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pixo.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pixo.io

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

pixo.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pixo.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pixo.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 · 5 packages under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available