@lxgicstudios/ai-name

Generate creative package and project names from a description. Checks npm and domain availability. Zero dependencies.

Features

• Generates 10-20+ creative name suggestions from your description
• Checks npm registry availability in real-time
• Checks domain availability via DNS lookup
• Three naming styles: techy, minimal, fun
• Scope support for checking @org/package names
• Configurable TLD for domain checks (.com, .io, .dev, etc.)
• Highlights names where both npm and domain are free
• JSON output for automation
• Zero external dependencies

Installation

Run directly with npx:

npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "your project description"

Or install globally:

npm install -g @lxgicstudios/ai-name

Usage

ai-name <description> [options]

Options

| Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | --style <mode> | Naming style: techy, minimal, or fun | techy | | --count <n> | Number of suggestions (5-30) | 15 | | --scope <scope> | npm scope to check (e.g., @myorg) | None | | --tld <tld> | Domain TLD to check | com | | --json | Output results as JSON | false | | --help | Show help message | |

Naming Styles

| Style | Description | Examples | |-------|-------------|---------| | techy | Tech-forward with suffixes like -js, -io | taskflow, hyper-run, blitz-cli | | minimal | Clean, short, memorable words | oak, cue, ray-task | | fun | Playful with animals, adjectives | snappy-falcon, cosmic-panda |

Examples

# Generate names for a task runner
npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "fast task runner for node"

# Fun style with 20 suggestions
npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "image optimizer" --style fun --count 20

# Check scoped availability
npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "database orm" --scope @myorg

# Check .io domains instead of .com
npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "api gateway" --tld io

# JSON output for scripts
npx @lxgicstudios/ai-name "cli framework" --json

Sample Output

  Name                     npm       Domain               DNS
  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  hyper-task               ● free    hypertask.com        ● free
  taskflow-js              ● free    taskflowjs.com       ✖ taken
  blitz-runner             ● free    blitzrunner.com      ● free
  turbo-exec               ✖ taken   turboexec.com        ● free
  nano-task                ● free    nanotask.com         ✖ taken

Summary
  npm available:    12/15
  Domain available: 8/15
  Both available:   6/15

  Top picks (npm + domain available):
    ★ hyper-task (hypertask.com)
    ★ blitz-runner (blitzrunner.com)

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/cool-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: add cool feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/cool-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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