Unclaimed

Unclaimed

Use unclaimed for single words only. Prefer a focused check before starting a large sweep.

Always use an explicit headless command in agent workflows. Do not launch bare unclaimed; that form is the interactive interface for humans in a TTY.

The human interface can backfill or recheck its local database and opens selected available names at Porkbun or Netim with b. Agents should keep using the explicit commands below and return registrar links without opening a browser unless the user asks.

Choose the command

• Check one word across TLDs: unclaimed check orbit --tlds io,ai,dev
• Check one full domain: unclaimed check orbit.dev
• Add and check new rows: unclaimed sweep --tlds io,ai,dev
• Recheck every bundled word on selected TLDs: unclaimed refresh --tlds io,ai,dev
• Recheck every stored row, including custom TLDs and imported words: unclaimed refresh --all
• List free names: unclaimed available --sort commercial --limit 50
• Search stored words: unclaimed search orbit --status available
• Inspect coverage: unclaimed stats

Use --db <path> to operate on a specific database. Run unclaimed config to show the active config and database paths.

Refresh availability

sweep skips confident stored results. Use refresh when the user wants current data.

The complete update is:

unclaimed refresh --all

This can take a long time and makes live registry requests. Narrow it with --tlds when a complete refresh was not explicitly requested. Add --liveness only when parked or inactive sites matter.

For the quickest bulk pass, configure Namecheap credentials and use:

unclaimed refresh --all --fast

Fast mode uses registrar bulk checks for supported TLDs and falls back to RDAP or WHOIS for the rest. It needs NAMECHEAP_API_USER, NAMECHEAP_API_KEY, and NAMECHEAP_USERNAME; Namecheap must allow the current client IP.

Use fast mode for .bot. The registry has RDAP but no WHOIS service, so a normal RDAP not-found result cannot pass the required WHOIS confirmation:

unclaimed sweep --tlds bot --fast
unclaimed available --tlds bot --max-len 8 --sort commercial

Publish only rows marked available. Never include unknown rows in a candidate list.

Add TLDs

For a one-off check, pass any delegated suffix:

unclaimed check orbit --tlds co.uk,design,tools
unclaimed sweep --tlds-file ./tlds.txt

Unclaimed discovers the authoritative WHOIS server through IANA when possible. Put repeat TLDs and unusual registry rules in the config path shown by unclaimed config:

{
  "tlds": ["io", "ai", "co.uk"],
  "whois": { "example": "whois.registry.example" },
  "rdap": { "example": "https://rdap.registry.example/domain/{domain}" },
  "availablePatterns": { "example": ["domain is free"] },
  "whoisPaceMs": { "whois.registry.example": 1500 }
}

Only add an availability pattern after inspecting that registry's real response. A loose pattern can create false positives.

Interpret results

• available means the registry response indicates no registration. Confirm at a registrar before buying.
• registered means the registry returned a record or reserved-name signal.
• unknown means the registry timed out, rate-limited, or returned an unrecognised response. Do not report it as available.
• Premium price data is registrar-specific and can change.

An automatic check confirms an RDAP not-found response through WHOIS. If the registry has no WHOIS service, report the result as unknown.

When presenting candidates, keep the exact single word visible, include its TLD, and separate confirmed availability from unknown results.