NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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NameScout

Styles Sample report Providers

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.

$Search mode

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

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spry.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

spry.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

spry.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spry.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spry.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spry.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spry.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spry.co

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

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 · 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

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check spry

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.iotaken

takenhigh · Exact crate exists

RubyGemstaken

takenhigh · Exact gem exists

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

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

taken

high

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

taken

high

Exact gem exists

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

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

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for spry

✓ Check alternate domains for spry
✓ Reserve Packagist package
✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

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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