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

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.

  • @taprun/spec

    npm

    Tap v2 plan format — public TypeScript types for the 11-op closed union, Plan discriminated union, and state-machine enums (Verdict, IntentState). Schema break vs v0.x; see ADR 2026-05-04-ecosystem-v2-launch.

  • @taprun/from-playwright

    npm

    Convert Playwright scripts into Tap v2 plans. Compile .spec.ts / .test.ts files into deterministic v2 Plan JSON that runs at zero LLM tokens in Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP host.

  • @taprun/from-puppeteer

    npm

    Convert Puppeteer scripts to Tap Plan v2 — deterministic browser-automation plans for Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP host. Zero LLM tokens at replay.

  • @taprun/sdk

    npm

    TypeScript SDK for Tap — compile your AI agent's browser trajectory into a deterministic, self-verifying program

  • sourualpha/TapRunner

    GitHub

  • van01/TapRunner

    GitHub

  • Vinay125219/TapRunner

    GitHub

    TapRunner react based game for public

  • IgorChernyshov/TapRunner

    GitHub

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Report

Usable but watch it

69

taprun.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

taprun.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Grouped results

Domains

taprun.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

taprun.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

taprun.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

taprun.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

taprun.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

taprun.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

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

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check taprun

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
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
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
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
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

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension