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
Suggest alternative names→

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

Name collision risk

53

shiftkit.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

shiftkit.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Grouped results

Domains

shiftkit.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

shiftkit.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftkit.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftkit.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shiftkit.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

shiftkit.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

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

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check shiftkit

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/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
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

Name collision risk
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
unknown
low
Rate limited
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
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

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy shiftkit.ai 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.

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    npm

    jscodeshift helper library for React/React Native codemods

  • react-shiftkit

    npm

    ShiftKit is a dynamic UI component library for React and Next.js, offering a sleek collection of adaptive and customizable components like buttons, drawers, dialogs, inputs, tabs, cards, and more. It’s lightweight, responsive, and designed for seamless in

  • @shiftkit/jest-to-vitest

    npm

    Convert a Jest config to a Vitest config. AST-based, framework-aware, with actionable warnings.