Show HN: DotComBuddy – Generate and check domains with AI in one go

dotcombuddy.com

8 points by gianfrancopiana 3 days ago

I tend to use AI to brainstorm domain names, but I kept wasting time pasting each idea into Namecheap to see if they were available. So I built DotComBuddy - it generates ideas (using DeepSeek V3 - switched from GPT-4o after realizing quality was just as good) and checks availability in real time via Name.com’s API.

Built with Next.js and Vercel’s AI SDK, the app gives you a table of available domains with their price. 10 free searches to try it out, then $9/year (what I’d pay to never do this manually again).

Sharing this for anyone else tired of switching tabs to check domains. Happy to answer any questions. Thanks!

kirubakaran 3 days ago

Pretty neat. Can you add an option to limit the TLD? I just want to see .coms for example.

  • gianfrancopiana 3 days ago

    You can just add that to your message. For example: "give me .com domains only"

andrewfromx 3 days ago

nice but it doesn't show already registered domains that are available for sale?

  • gianfrancopiana 3 days ago

    It should show you premium domains as long as they're for sale, yes. Probably one of the more useful features.

djfobbz 2 days ago

You're killing my eyes!!! It's 2025 bro...Dark Theme is a MUST.

  • gianfrancopiana 2 days ago

    It does support dark mode, but it auto switches based on your OS settings.