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.

  • @shiftcoders/dynamo-easy

    npm

    DynamoDB client for NodeJS and browser with a fluent api to build requests. We take care of the type mapping between JS and DynamoDB, customizable trough typescript decorators.

  • @shiftcode/translation-markup

    npm

    Write faster and more maintainable translations.

  • @shiftcode/translation-markup-loader

    npm

    Yaml to JS translation file loader.

  • @shiftcode/translation-markup-plugin

    npm

    Webpack plugin that uses [Translation Markup](https://translationmarkup.com/) to auto generate you translations files.

Report

Usable but watch it

58

shiftcode.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

shiftcode.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy shiftcode.ai first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

shiftcode.com

low confidence · DNS lookup failed

unknown

shiftcode.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftcode.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftcode.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftcode.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

shiftcode.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

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available