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
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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

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Name collision risk

12

vanguard.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

vanguard.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for vanguard
  • ✓Pick a package-name variant
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

vanguard.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vanguard.dev

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

vanguard.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vanguard.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vanguard.ai

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

vanguard.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 1 package under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

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Similar names already exist

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

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    npm

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    Cloud and zero-trust agentic workflow marketplace for skills, agents, rules, MCP references, and compliance-aware architecture.

  • @rankingcoach/vanguard

    npm

    rC React components library

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    npm

    Get the balance of Vanguard accounts

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