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

Usable but watch it

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varlink.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

varlink.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

varlink.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

varlink.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

varlink.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

varlink.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

varlink.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

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

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 varlink

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 Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
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

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
unknown
low
Rate limited
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
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

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy varlink.dev first

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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.

  • varlink/libvarlink

    GitHub

    C implementation of the Varlink protocol and command line tool

  • varlink/varlink.github.io

    GitHub

    The Varlink Website

  • varlink/linux-varlink

    GitHub

    Proof-of-Concept Linux kernel module to export kernel APIs over kernel device nodes

  • varlink/go-varlink-cmd

    GitHub

    The varlink CLI tool - go implementation