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Live · free · namescout.app

Check a name before you commit to it.

One search covers 7 domain endings and 26 platforms, including npm, PyPI, Bluesky, and Substack. Domain verdicts come from the registry, so available means unregistered.

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  • 7

    domain endings

  • 26

    platforms checked

  • Free

    no account required

namescout.app
The NameScout homepage: a single search box that checks 7 domain endings and 26 platforms at once

MCP server coming soon

NameScout is live for instant web searches today. We're currently building the MCP endpoint and API key support so coding agents can run checks automatically.

agent session namescout · MCP
You

We might call the CLI quillforge. Is that name free?

Claude
Claude

Checking the domains and the handles now.

Tool call
check_name checked 
{ name: "quillforge" }
→ 31/33 available · quillforge.com taken · reddit unknown
Claude

quillforge.com is registered in RDAP records. The other six TLDs, npm, and GitHub are free. Reddit status could not be verified automatically, so check that handle directly.

Single unauthenticated query with registry-backed domain verification.

  • check_domain

    The seven endings for one name.

  • check_social

    The 26 platforms for one handle.

  • check_name

    Domains and handles in one call.

add the server coming soon

$ claude mcp add --transport http namescout https://namescout.app/api/mcp

The MCP endpoint (/api/mcp) is currently in development. You can use the web interface on namescout.app today.

33 availability checks across domains and platforms.

Domain endings

7

The same seven, every check.

.com.app.dev.io.net.org.co

Developer registries

7

GitHub, npm, PyPI, crates.io, Docker Hub, RubyGems, Homebrew.

Social handles

11

X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn company and personal, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram.

Creator platforms

6

Substack, Patreon, Gumroad, Linktree, Behance, Dribbble.

Community

2

Discord and Slack.

Available means the registry said so.

A parked domain looks empty from DNS and is still taken. So DNS is the first pass here, and the registry gives the verdict.

  1. 01 DNS lookup: Domains without active DNS records proceed to registry verification.
  2. 02 RDAP second. The registry answers, and its answer is the verdict.
  3. 03 If nothing answers, the verdict is unknown.

Three verdicts

available
The registry has no record of it.
taken
Registered in public records.
unknown
Rate limited or blocked by the platform.

Known limits and edge cases

  • .co has no RDAP service, so its verdict is DNS-only and weaker than the other six.
  • Reddit always comes back unknown, so NameScout links the claim page instead.
  • Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and personal LinkedIn use strict anti-bot protections, returning "unknown" if requests are blocked.

Free in the browser today.

Search names and domains directly on the web with no account required. User accounts and MCP agent integration are coming in the next update.

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