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.

  • @types/shippo

    npm

    TypeScript definitions for shippo

  • @shippo/shippo-mcp

    npm

    Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for the Shippo API.

  • shippo-node-utils

    npm

    Shippo nodejs utils module

  • medusa-shippo-fulfillment-custom

    npm

    Shippo Fullfillment provider intigration with Medusa.

  • goshippo/shippo-php-client

    GitHub

    Shipping API PHP library (USPS, FedEx, UPS and more)

  • goshippo/shippo-node-client

    GitHub

    Shipping API Node.js library (USPS, FedEx, UPS and more)

  • goshippo/shippo-python-client

    GitHub

    Shipping API Python library (USPS, FedEx, UPS and more)

  • fontdasu/ShipporiMincho

    GitHub

Report

Name collision risk

13

shippo.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

shippo.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for shippo
  • ✓Pick a package-name variant
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

shippo.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shippo.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shippo.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shippo.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shippo.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

shippo.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 1 package under vendor

taken

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