NameScout

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.

~/codenpm →

$ npx namescout-cli redis

Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk

Domains

✗ redis.com taken

✓ redis.dev available

Package registries

✗ npm taken

...

Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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

NameScout

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.

~/codenpm →

$ npx namescout-cli redis

Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk

Domains

✗ redis.com taken

✓ redis.dev available

Package registries

✗ npm taken

...

Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

Report

Mostly clear

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

runvnc.com

domain · No DNS record found

available

runvnc.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

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

Full report