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.

  • pstack-rsearch-client

    npm

    Angular SDK for pstack-rsearch-client

  • @pewterzz/pstack

    npm

    Personal reference cookbook for small local LLMs — 29 AgentSkills for Zed and OpenClaw

  • create-pstack-app

    npm

    Create a super fast web app with the perfect stack.

  • rn-pstack

    npm

    This is a react native library for paystack that supports more recent conventions around how payments are handled via paystack on react native applications on both iOS and Android.

Report

Name collision risk

52

pstack.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

pstack.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy pstack.dev first
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

pstack.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pstack.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pstack.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pstack.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pstack.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pstack.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available