NameScout

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

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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
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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.

  • @stimul-lerna-test/core

    npm

    Now I’m the model of a modern major general / The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all / Lining up, to put me up on a pedestal / Writin’ letters to relatives / Embellishin’ my elegance and eloquence / But the elephant is in the room / The truth i

  • @stimul-lerna-test/ui-builder

    npm

    Now I’m the model of a modern major general / The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all / Lining up, to put me up on a pedestal / Writin’ letters to relatives / Embellishin’ my elegance and eloquence / But the elephant is in the room / The truth i

  • @stimul/eslint-config-react

    npm

    ## Что проверяет: 1. Проверка импортов с помощью `eslint-import-resolver-typescript` 2. Неиспользуемые классы в css modules `eslint-plugin-css-modules` 3. Правила для хуков `eslint-plugin-react-hooks` 4. Хинты для перформанса `eslint-plugin-react-perf` 5.

  • @stimul-lerna-test/input

    npm

    Now I’m the model of a modern major general / The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all / Lining up, to put me up on a pedestal / Writin’ letters to relatives / Embellishin’ my elegance and eloquence / But the elephant is in the room / The truth i

Report

Usable but watch it

61

stimul.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

stimul.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Grouped results

Domains

stimul.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

stimul.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

stimul.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

stimul.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

stimul.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

stimul.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

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

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 stimul

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
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

Usable but watch it
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
unknown
low
Rate limited
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
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

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy stimul.dev first

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  • ✓ Reserve npm 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