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chocobozzz/avalaible_doms — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-02-18

5FregeAudience · pm founderComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A command-line tool that batch-checks whether domain names are available for registration through Gandi, instead of searching one by one.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Checks domain availability
      Uses Gandi registrar
      Batch or single lookups
    Tech stack
      Frege
      Gandi API
    Use cases
      Startup name brainstorming
      Rebrand planning
      Domain portfolio checks
    Audience
      Founders
      Domain investors
    Notes
      Color-coded output
      Reads from file list
      Fast batch results

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Check a batch of fifty startup name candidates for domain availability at once

REASON 2

Search for available domains before a company rebrand

REASON 3

Screen a list of domains for a domain-investment portfolio

REASON 4

Get color-coded results to quickly spot available domains

What's in the stack?

Frege

How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Relies on Gandi's domain-check service, so you may need Gandi API access.

Wtf does this do

This tool helps you quickly check whether a list of domain names are available for registration. Instead of manually visiting domain registrar websites one by one, you give it a list of domains and it tells you which ones are up for grabs and which ones are already taken. The tool works by checking domain availability through Gandi, a popular domain registrar. You can either check a single domain at a time using the command line, or feed it a file containing dozens or hundreds of domain names and get back results for all of them at once. If you want the results to be easier to read, you can enable color-coded output so available domains stand out visually from unavailable ones. This is useful if you're brainstorming startup names, planning a rebrand, or building a portfolio of domain investments. Instead of opening your registrar's search page repeatedly, you paste your list of candidate names into a file, run the tool, and within seconds you see which domains are actually available. It saves time especially when you're evaluating a large batch of names, say, fifty variations on a core idea to see which ones you could actually purchase. The README doesn't go into technical detail about how it works beyond mentioning it relies on Gandi's services. The tool itself is written in Frege, which is a functional programming language, but that's an implementation detail you don't need to worry about as a user, just run the command and get your results back.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me write a file of candidate domain names to feed into this Gandi domain checker.
Prompt 2
Show me how to run this tool to check a single domain's availability from the command line.
Prompt 3
Explain how to enable color-coded output so I can spot available domains quickly.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is avalaible_doms?

A command-line tool that batch-checks whether domain names are available for registration through Gandi, instead of searching one by one.

What language is avalaible_doms written in?

Mainly Frege. The stack also includes Frege.

Is avalaible_doms actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-02-18).

How hard is avalaible_doms to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is avalaible_doms for?

Mainly pm founder.

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