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
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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.

  • @squasher-ai/nextjs

    npm

    Official @squasher-ai/nextjs package for Squasher.

  • @squasher-ai/node

    npm

    Official @squasher-ai/node package for Squasher.

  • @squasher-ai/browser-logger

    npm

    Squasher browser console transport

  • @squasher-ai/agent

    npm

    Official @squasher-ai/agent package for Squasher.

Report

Name collision risk

39

squasher.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

squasher.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy squasher.io first
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

squasher.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

squasher.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

squasher.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

squasher.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

squasher.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

squasher.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

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 · 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

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Suggested alternatives

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