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.

  • @rehpic/vcli

    npm

    Command line interface for Vector workspaces.

  • @hoevelmanns/vcli

    npm

    A universal and extensible CLI for Shopware, Laravel and others with vagrant support

  • aiit-vcli

    npm

    A simple cli for create vue project

  • @vcli/v2

    npm

    基于 vue-cli 修改的脚手架工具

  • robotdad/vclinux

    GitHub

    Unofficial scripts and stuff related to the Visual C++ for Linux Development extension

  • wengzejia1/Open-VCLIP

    GitHub

  • ojedaf/vCLIMB_Benchmark

    GitHub

  • Barnacules/ShareGPUWithHyperVClient

    GitHub

    Configure Hyper-V Client(s) to the host GPU with full hardware acceleration

Report

Usable but watch it

57

vcli.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

vcli.app

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

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

vcli.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vcli.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

vcli.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

vcli.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vcli.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

vcli.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 · Exact gem exists

taken

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

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available