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

Name collision risk

37

vscode.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

vscode.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

Packagist

package · 1 package under vendor

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

vscode.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vscode.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vscode.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vscode.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vscode.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

vscode.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

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

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 vscode

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 1 package under vendor
VS Codesimilar
similarhigh · Extension with same name exists

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
unknown
low
Rate limited
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
1 package under vendor
VS Code
similar
high
Extension with same name exists

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for vscode

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for vscode
  • ✓ Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

1 package under vendor

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.

  • vscode-languageserver-protocol

    npm

    VSCode Language Server Protocol implementation

  • @shikijs/vscode-textmate

    npm

    Shiki's fork of `vscode-textmate`

  • @types/vscode

    npm

    TypeScript definitions for vscode

  • vscode-oniguruma

    npm

    VSCode oniguruma bindings

  • vscode-py

    PyPI

    Create VSCode Extensions with python

  • pyvscode

    PyPI

    Package for interacting with IDE called Visual Studio Code.