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

Name collision risk

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shipkit.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

shipkit.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shipkit.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

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

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check shipkit

Collision map generated.

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

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
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 Codetaken
takenhigh · Publisher namespace exists

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
unknown
low
Rate limited
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
taken
high
Publisher namespace exists

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for shipkit

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for shipkit
  • ✓ Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

high

taken

Publisher namespace exists

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

    Generate AI SaaS applications with ShipKit templates

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    npm

    Generate AI SaaS applications with ShipKit templates (short alias for shipkit-ai)

  • @kennethsolomon/shipkit

    npm

    A structured workflow toolkit for Claude Code.

  • @shyguy_studio/shipkit

    npm

    Programmatic App Store submission. One YAML, one command.

  • shipkit/shipkit-changelog

    GitHub

    Minimalistic Gradle plugin that generates changelog based on commit history and GitHub pull requests/issues

  • shipkit/shipkit-auto-version

    GitHub

    Gradle plugin that helps automating releases by automatically deducing the next Semver version

  • indiagrams/apple-shipkit

    GitHub

    From fork to TestFlight in ~30 min. iOS + macOS Xcode template — ship one or both. Signed-release pipeline (fastlane + match), GitHub Actions CI on xcodegen + tuist, and a weekly canary that catches Apple-side regressions before they hit your fork.

  • Luxuzhou/nextjs-saas-shipkit

    GitHub