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
...
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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.

  • inferlinkdev/valtron-core

    GitHub

    Valtron lets you run the same task across multiple LLMs simultaneously, then compare them on accuracy, cost, and speed. Define a prompt, a labeled dataset, and the models you want to test — Valtron evaluates each one, scores the results, and produces an interactive HTML/PDF report with an AI recommendation.

  • valtronix/ValTronix-MCP39F501

    GitHub

    Arduino library for UART access to the MCP39F501 Energy Monitor chip.

  • vmarzlin/ValTronix-KiCad-Libraries

    GitHub

    ValTronix KiCad libraries, includes symbols, footprints and 3D

  • vmarzlin/ValTronix-VTM0001-EnergyMonitor

    GitHub

    Isolated Power Energy Monitor with UART and interrupt

Report

Usable but watch it

60

valtro.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

valtro.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew lookup inconclusive

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy valtro.dev first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

valtro.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

valtro.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

valtro.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

valtro.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

valtro.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

valtro.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

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

low confidence · Homebrew lookup inconclusive

unknown