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

Mostly clear

95

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

runshar.com

domain · No DNS record found

available

runshar.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy runshar.com first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

runshar.com

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

runshar.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

runshar.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

runshar.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

runshar.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

runshar.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

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.

  • AqlaSolutions/runsharp

    GitHub

    Aqla.RunSharp is a fork of RunSharp from Google Code with IKVM support

  • yallie/RunSharp

    GitHub

    Syntactic sugar improvements for the RunSharp library

  • fullmetalcache/RunSharp

    GitHub

    Simple program that allows you to run commands as another user without being prompted for their password. This is useful in cases where you don't always get feedback from a prompt, such as the case with some remote shells.

  • matthid/runsharp

    GitHub

    Generate code on the fly, using high-level syntax.