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.

  • @wodo-volkan/multicoin-address-validator

    npm

    Multicoin address validator for Bitcoin and other Altcoins.

  • @volkan/smartface-core-application

    npm

    A wrapper for the Smartface Application object to use it as a CommonJS module.

  • @volkan/smartface-core-device

    npm

    A smartface.io module to mount the React components to the device environment.

  • @volkan/smartface-coding-standards

    npm

    Rules for Smartface static analyzers.

Report

Name collision risk

48

volkan.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

volkan.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

Packagist

package · 1 package under vendor

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for volkan
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

volkan.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

volkan.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

volkan.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

volkan.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

volkan.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

volkan.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 · 1 package under vendor

taken

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

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

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