NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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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
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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

Usable but watch it

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shellguard.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

shellguard.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Grouped results

Domains

shellguard.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shellguard.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shellguard.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shellguard.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

shellguard.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shellguard.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

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 · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check shellguard

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Usable but watch it
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy shellguard.app first

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • mcp-stdio-shellguard

    npm

    Defense-in-depth bundle for MCP stdio servers: drop-in guard for child_process.exec/spawn, AST audit CLI for unsanitized shell calls, and a reference MCP server that exposes both. Closes the Ox-Security 200k-server stdio-RCE class.

  • zedoodez/shellguardian

    GitHub

    A deletion guardrail for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding agents.