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.

  • @mick.carter/slink-sdk

    npm

    A standalone React library for GZIP-compressed synchronization with the Slink backend.

  • @ts.adligo.org/slink

    npm

    This is a simple Type Script Application that will create symbolic links from webpack config files with links created by webpack-link inside of your source folder, which improves speed of changing upstream Javascript or Typescript in a multiple project sy

  • @majikah/majik-slink

    npm

    Majik SLink is a specialized TypeScript library designed for URL ownership verification and cryptographic identity linking. It provides a robust mechanism to prove that a specific digital identity (a MajikKey) controls a publicly accessible web resource (

  • discord-slink

    npm

    This is just a simple npm for discord bots

  • pyslink

    PyPI

    Soft link a file/directory with python site-packages directory

Report

Name collision risk

30

slink.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

slink.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 slink
  • ✓Reserve RubyGems package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

slink.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

slink.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

slink.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

slink.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

slink.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

slink.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 · 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