diff --git a/scripts/tier2/apply_t1_1_edits.py b/scripts/tier2/apply_t1_1_edits.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9522fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tier2/apply_t1_1_edits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"""Apply the 10 send_result -> send edits to src/ai_client.py.
+
+This is a one-shot script for Task 1.1. Idempotent: re-running is a no-op
+if the rename is already complete.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+FILE = Path("src/ai_client.py")
+
+EDITS: list[tuple[str, str]] = [
+ (
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send_result\n   Calls: _ensure_grok_client",
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send\n   Calls: _ensure_grok_client",
+ ),
+ (
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send_result\n   Calls: _ensure_minimax_client",
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send\n   Calls: _ensure_minimax_client",
+ ),
+ (
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send_result\n   Calls: _ensure_qwen_client",
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send\n   Calls: _ensure_qwen_client",
+ ),
+ (
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send_result\n   Calls: _send_llama_native",
+  "  Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:\n   Called by: send\n   Calls: _send_llama_native",
+ ),
+ (
+  "def send_result(\n md_content: str,",
+  "def send(\n md_content: str,",
+ ),
+ (
+  "[C: tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_result_public_api_returns_result, tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_result_preserves_errors, tests/test_deprecation_warnings.py:test_send_result_does_not_emit_deprecation]",
+  "[C: tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_public_api_returns_result, tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_preserves_errors, tests/test_deprecation_warnings.py:test_send_does_not_emit_deprecation]",
+ ),
+ (
+  'if monitor.enabled: monitor.start_component("ai_client.send_result")',
+  'if monitor.enabled: monitor.start_component("ai_client.send")',
+ ),
+ (
+  'source="ai_client.send_result")])',
+  'source="ai_client.send")])',
+ ),
+ (
+  'source="ai_client.send_result", original=exc)',
+  'source="ai_client.send", original=exc)',
+ ),
+ (
+  'if monitor.enabled: monitor.end_component("ai_client.send_result")',
+  'if monitor.enabled: monitor.end_component("ai_client.send")',
+ ),
+]
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+ with FILE.open("r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f:
+  content = f.read()
+ has_crlf = "\r\n" in content
+ nl = "\r\n" if has_crlf else "\n"
+ normalized_edits = [
+  (old.replace("\n", nl), new.replace("\n", nl)) for old, new in EDITS
+ ]
+ new_content = content
+ applied = 0
+ for old, new in normalized_edits:
+  if old in new_content:
+   new_content = new_content.replace(old, new, 1)
+   applied += 1
+  else:
+   print(f"NOT FOUND: {old[:80]!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+ if applied != len(EDITS):
+  print(f"Only applied {applied}/{len(EDITS)} edits. ABORTING.", file=sys.stderr)
+  return 1
+ with FILE.open("w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f:
+  f.write(new_content)
+ remaining = new_content.count("send_result")
+ print(f"Applied {applied}/{len(EDITS)} edits. Remaining send_result: {remaining}")
+ print(f"Line endings: {'CRLF' if has_crlf else 'LF'}")
+ return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index dc6ab180..1a87555b 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ def _send_grok(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
    Result[str]: Wrap of string response and potential errors.
 
   Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:
-   Called by: send_result
+   Called by: send
    Calls: _ensure_grok_client, _get_deepseek_tools, get_capabilities, run_with_tool_loop
 
   SSDL:
@@ -2426,7 +2426,7 @@ def _send_minimax(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
    Result[str]: Wrap of string response and potential errors.
 
   Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:
-   Called by: send_result
+   Called by: send
    Calls: _ensure_minimax_client, _repair_minimax_history, _get_deepseek_tools,
           get_capabilities, run_with_tool_loop
 
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ def _send_qwen(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
    Result[str]: Wrap of string response and potential errors.
 
   Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:
-   Called by: send_result
+   Called by: send
    Calls: _ensure_qwen_client, _dashscope_call
 
   SSDL:
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ def _send_llama(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
    Result[str]: Wrap of string response and potential errors.
 
   Immediate-Mode DAG / Thread Context:
-   Called by: send_result
+   Called by: send
    Calls: _send_llama_native, _ensure_llama_client, _get_deepseek_tools,
           get_capabilities, run_with_tool_loop
 
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ def get_token_stats(md_content: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
  }
  return _add_bleed_derived(stats, sys_tok=total_tokens)
 
-def send_result(
+def send(
  md_content: str,
  user_message: str,
  base_dir: str = ".",
@@ -2989,10 +2989,10 @@ def send_result(
    Acquires the global _send_lock to synchronize provider calls. Safely called from any worker
    thread executing background tasks, preventing concurrent thread collisions on shared provider SDK states.
 
-  [C: tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_result_public_api_returns_result, tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_result_preserves_errors, tests/test_deprecation_warnings.py:test_send_result_does_not_emit_deprecation]
+  [C: tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_public_api_returns_result, tests/test_ai_client_result.py:test_send_preserves_errors, tests/test_deprecation_warnings.py:test_send_does_not_emit_deprecation]
  """
  monitor = performance_monitor.get_monitor()
- if monitor.enabled: monitor.start_component("ai_client.send_result")
+ if monitor.enabled: monitor.start_component("ai_client.send")
 
  if rag_engine and getattr(rag_engine.config, "enabled", False) and "## Retrieved Context" not in user_message:
   chunks = rag_engine.search(user_message)
@@ -3053,10 +3053,10 @@ def send_result(
      stream, pre_tool_callback, qa_callback, stream_callback, patch_callback
     )
    else:
-    res = Result(data="", errors=[ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.CONFIG, message=f"unknown provider: {_provider}", source="ai_client.send_result")])
+    res = Result(data="", errors=[ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.CONFIG, message=f"unknown provider: {_provider}", source="ai_client.send")])
   except Exception as exc:
-   res = Result(data="", errors=[ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL, message=str(exc), source="ai_client.send_result", original=exc)])
- if monitor.enabled: monitor.end_component("ai_client.send_result")
+   res = Result(data="", errors=[ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL, message=str(exc), source="ai_client.send", original=exc)])
+ if monitor.enabled: monitor.end_component("ai_client.send")
  return res
 
 def _add_bleed_derived(d: dict[str, Any], sys_tok: int = 0, tool_tok: int = 0) -> dict[str, Any]: