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.

  • @vite-powerflow/utils

    npm

    Internal utility functions for the Vite PowerFlow project

  • @vite-powerflow/create

    npm

    Create modern React + Vite apps with production-ready tooling, testing, and best practices. Includes TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Zustand, TanStack Query, and more.

  • mukhlishga/gnn-powerflow

    GitHub

    Graph Neural Network application in predicting AC Power Flow calculation. Developed with Pytorch Geometric framework. My Master Thesis at Eindhoven University of Technology

  • Maples7/PowerFlowCalculation

    GitHub

    电力系统潮流计算 using Python

  • powerflows/powerflows-dmn

    GitHub

    Power Flows DMN - Powerful decisions and rules engine

  • WHUzxp/Powerflow_LP

    GitHub

    潮流计算 二阶锥松弛 进一步采用多面体逼近 配电网重构 MILP

Report

Name collision risk

45

powerflow.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for powerflow
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

powerflow.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

powerflow.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

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