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

Report

Name collision risk

28

testpilot.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.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

Grouped results

Domains

testpilot.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

testpilot.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

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
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check testpilot

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.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codesimilar
similarhigh · Extension with same name exists

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
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
similar
high
Extension with same name exists

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

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for testpilot

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for testpilot
  • ✓ Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

high

similar

Extension with same name exists

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • testpilotai

    npm

    TestPilot AI — Generate end-to-end Playwright tests from user stories using AI

  • testpilot-ga-example

    npm

    A minimal example of how to use testpilot-ga from within a WebExtension.

  • testpilot-dotnet

    npm

    AI-powered .NET unit test gap finder and generator

  • testpilot-ga

    npm

    A library for event-driven data collection with Google Analytics for Firefox Test Pilot.