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
Suggest alternative names→

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

23

tusker.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

tusker.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

tusker.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

tusker.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

tusker.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

tusker.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

tusker.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

tusker.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 · 2 packages under vendor

taken

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
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check tusker

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/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 2 packages under vendor
VS Codeunknown
unknownlow · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

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
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
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
taken
high
2 packages under vendor
VS Code
unknown
low
Marketplace returned HTTP 429

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

2 packages under vendor

VS Code

low

unknown

Marketplace returned HTTP 429