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

Report

Name collision risk

24

vira.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

vira.dev

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 · Docker namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for vira
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

vira.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vira.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vira.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vira.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vira.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vira.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 · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · 1 package under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @vira-ui/ui

    npm

    Vira UI - Beautiful, minimal, Apple-inspired design system components

  • @vira-ui/bindings-react

    npm

    Vira Framework - React bindings with auto-binding for UI components

  • @vira-ui/react

    npm

    Vira Framework - React hooks for Vira Reactive Protocol

  • @vira-ui/core

    npm

    Vira Framework - Declarative UI framework layer over React

  • vira-themes/vira-assets

    GitHub

    Vira Theme is the official successor of the popular Material Theme. This premium version is actively maintained, includes hand-curated icons and more features

  • PixelsCommander/ViralJS

    GitHub

    Express.JS middleware to enable P2P distribution for your app. Your decentralized CDN made easy.

  • alexfazio/viral-clips-crew

    GitHub

    Your CrewAI Powered Video Editing Assistant

  • nashsu/Viral_Writer_Skill

    GitHub

    基于 11 个内容洞见维度的自媒体创作 Skill,适用于各种智能体 给它一个主题,它给你一篇完整的文章、5 个备选标题、以及每张配图的生成 prompt。