sng — Startup Name Generator CLI

Generate startup names whose .com is available right now (checked live), check a single .com, and screen a name against the US (USPTO) and EU (EUIPO) trademark registers, all from your terminal.

Any model can suggest names. The hard part, the part that protects you, is verifying the .com is free and the trademark is clear before you commit a company to a name. That is what this does.

Install

npm install -g startupnamegenerator-cli
# or run without installing:
npx startupnamegenerator-cli check radarpad

Auth

Get a free API key at startupnamegenerator.com/mcp, then:

sng login sng_your_key_here
# or, per-shell:
export STARTUPNAMEGENERATOR_API_KEY=sng_your_key_here

Generating names and checking .com availability are free. The trademark screen is free once a day; Pro and Ultimate raise the monthly allowance. See pricing.

Commands

sng generate "<what you are building>"    # names with an available .com
sng check <name>                          # is <name>.com free?
sng screen <name> ["what it is for"]       # US + EU trademark knockout search
sng score <name> ["what it is for"]        # 0-100 defensibility score
sng login <key>                           # save your API key
sng help

Examples

sng generate "invoicing for freelance designers"
sng check radarpad
sng screen lumora "fintech payments app"
sng score lumora "fintech payments app"

Notes

The trademark screen is an automated knockout search of the USPTO and EUIPO registers (exact, phonetic, and fuzzy matching). It surfaces potential conflicts; it is not legal clearance, not a guarantee, and not legal advice. Confirm with a qualified trademark attorney before you file or commit.

Under the hood the CLI calls the same hosted tools as the MCP server, so your usage and limits are shared across the CLI, the API, and any MCP client on the same key.

Links

• Web app: https://startupnamegenerator.com
• API and MCP docs: https://startupnamegenerator.com/mcp

License

MIT