solo-domain

# domain — is this name actually free? A name is not available because a domain is free. It has to be clear on **every surface the product will live on**: the zones you will buy, the App Store (where names are unique and a collision blocks release), Google Play, the code host, and the trademark register. Checking only the domain is how people buy a domain for a name the App Store will later refuse. Output: a table of candidates against those surfaces, and a recommendation that says what the runner-up trades away. ## Workflow 1. **List candidates.** 6–12 names, including the user's own suggestions verbatim — they know their brand voice, and the job here is verification, not taste. 2. **Zones.** RDAP first, whois for ccTLDs — RDAP lies about them, see Gotchas. 3. **App Store.** Exact-name search. Do this *before* pricing domains: a blocked store name makes the domain worthless. 4. **Code host.** GitHub is a reliable signal; most social sites are not. 5. **Whatever sits on a taken `.com`.** Fetch its title. Parked junk, "Coming Soon" and a live business in the same category are three different risks, not one. 6. **Trademark.** Search the exact name plus "trademark". Flag holders who defend aggressively in that category. 7. **Recommend one**, with the trade-off stated. ### Zones ```sh # RDAP: 404 = free, 200 = registered. -L is required — rdap.org answers 302 first. avail() { [ "$(curl -sL -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 20 \ "https://rdap.org/domain...