A cli for searching domain names directly from your terminal.

Zero Middlemen: Direct connection to WHOIS servers.

Blazing Fast: Written in rust for near-instant results.

Privacy First: No logging, no tracking.

Lightweight: Single binary with zero bloat.

via curl

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yodatoshicom/dott/master/install.sh | sh

build from source

git clone https://github.com/yodatoshicom/dott
cd dott
cargo install --path .

interactive mode

dott

check a name

dott myname

check specific TLDs

dott myname --tlds com,io,dev

suggest names from keywords

dott --suggest my keywords

dott has a --plain flag that outputs clean, no-color text — easy for LLMs to read and act on.

dott myname --plain
dott myname --tlds com,io,dev --plain
dott --suggest my keywords --plain

output:

myname.com available
myname.io taken
myname.dev available

LLMs can use dott as a tool to check availability while handling the creative/naming side themselves. pass --plain so the output is token-efficient and easy to parse.