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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Run NameScout from your shell.

Same checks, same scoring, terminal-pretty output. Zero install, no auth, just run it.

View on npm→
~/code
$ npx namescout-cli redis
Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk
DOMAINS
✗ redis.com taken
✓ redis.dev available
PACKAGE REGISTRIES
✗ npm taken
...

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

61

virsa.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

virsa.app

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

virsa.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

virsa.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

virsa.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

virsa.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

virsa.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

virsa.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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

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.

  • ottbot/virsandra

    GitHub

    The cassandra-backed virtus model gem with a stupid name

  • avarshvir/AI-VIRSA

    GitHub

    AI Personal Assistant – An intelligent, multifunctional system for seamless task execution, database interaction, media playback, coding assistance, and creative image generation. Harnessing the power of AI, it provides dynamic conversations, social media integration, and multithreading. Open-source, versatile, and designed for efficiency.

  • tinkurana1289-lgtm/Virsamithas-

    GitHub

  • saadrehman171000/KidsVirsa

    GitHub

    An interactive Next.js web app to teach Punjabi language from basics to advanced, with engaging games, quizzes, and videos. Features structured modules, progress tracking, rewards, and downloadable writing practice sheets. Designed for kids and adults to learn Punjabi in a fun, culturally immersive environment.