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.

  • flygonty/sqsym_aeg

    GitHub

    Automatic exploit generation based on QSYM

  • SQSY12/SQSY12.github.io

    GitHub

    博客创建

  • kaizerenrique/SQSystemcaV2

    GitHub

    apliacion web de SQ System c.a

  • juan1387/sqsykafkasqlprestamos

    GitHub

Report

Usable but watch it

79

sqsy.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

VS Code

marketplace · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

sqsy.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy sqsy.dev first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

sqsy.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

sqsy.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

sqsy.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

sqsy.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

sqsy.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

sqsy.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

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

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

low confidence · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available