diff --git a/scripts/tier2/apply_t4_1_edits.py b/scripts/tier2/apply_t4_1_edits.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd76bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tier2/apply_t4_1_edits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Apply the Phase 4 batch rename to all remaining test files."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+FILES = [
+ "tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py",
+ "tests/test_ai_client_cli.py",
+ "tests/test_ai_client_result.py",
+ "tests/test_api_events.py",
+ "tests/test_context_pruner.py",
+ "tests/test_deepseek_provider.py",
+ "tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py",
+ "tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py",
+ "tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py",
+ "tests/test_gui2_mcp.py",
+ "tests/test_headless_service.py",
+ "tests/test_headless_verification.py",
+ "tests/test_live_gui_integration_v2.py",
+ "tests/test_orchestration_logic.py",
+ "tests/test_phase6_engine.py",
+ "tests/test_rag_integration.py",
+ "tests/test_run_worker_lifecycle_abort.py",
+ "tests/test_spawn_interception_v2.py",
+ "tests/test_symbol_parsing.py",
+ "tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py",
+ "tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py",
+ "tests/test_token_usage.py",
+]
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+ total_before = 0
+ total_renamed = 0
+ for rel in FILES:
+  p = Path(rel)
+  with p.open("r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f:
+   content = f.read()
+  before = content.count("send_result")
+  new_content = content.replace("send_result", "send")
+  with p.open("w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f:
+   f.write(new_content)
+  remaining = new_content.count("send_result")
+  print(f"{rel}: {before} -> {before - remaining} (remaining={remaining})")
+  total_before += before
+  total_renamed += before - remaining
+ print(f"Total: renamed {total_renamed} of {total_before} occurrences")
+ return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py b/tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py
index 3e7171a3..f5ef8d8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py
+++ b/tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_gemini_cache_tracking() -> None:
    mock_client.caches.list.return_value = [MagicMock(size_bytes=5000)]
    
    # Act
-   result = ai_client.send_result(
+   result = ai_client.send(
     md_content="Some long context that triggers caching",
     user_message="Hello",
     file_items=file_items
diff --git a/tests/test_ai_client_cli.py b/tests/test_ai_client_cli.py
index 8bbd4f68..fb987bb9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ai_client_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_ai_client_cli.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_ai_client_send_gemini_cli() -> None:
   MockAdapterClass.return_value = mock_adapter_instance
   ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = mock_adapter_instance
   with patch.object(ai_client.events, "emit") as mock_emit:
-   result = ai_client.send_result(
+   result = ai_client.send(
     md_content="<context></context>",
     user_message=test_message,
     base_dir=".",
diff --git a/tests/test_ai_client_result.py b/tests/test_ai_client_result.py
index 170dca22..143d9052 100644
--- a/tests/test_ai_client_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_ai_client_result.py
@@ -4,40 +4,40 @@ from src import ai_client
 from src.result_types import Result, ErrorInfo, ErrorKind
 
 
-def test_send_result_public_api_returns_result() -> None:
+def test_send_public_api_returns_result() -> None:
  with patch.object(ai_client, "set_provider"):
   with patch.object(ai_client, "_send_gemini", return_value=Result(data="hello")) as mock_send:
-   r = ai_client.send_result("system", "user")
+   r = ai_client.send("system", "user")
    assert isinstance(r, Result)
    assert r.ok
    assert r.data == "hello"
 
 
-def test_send_result_does_not_emit_deprecation() -> None:
+def test_send_does_not_emit_deprecation() -> None:
  import warnings
  with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
   warnings.simplefilter("always")
   with patch.object(ai_client, "set_provider"):
    with patch.object(ai_client, "_send_gemini", return_value=Result(data="hi")):
-    r = ai_client.send_result("system", "user")
+    r = ai_client.send("system", "user")
     assert r.ok and r.data == "hi"
     assert not any(issubclass(x.category, DeprecationWarning) for x in w)
 
 
-def test_send_result_preserves_errors() -> None:
+def test_send_preserves_errors() -> None:
  err = ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.RATE_LIMIT, message="slow down", source="test")
  with patch.object(ai_client, "set_provider"):
   with patch.object(ai_client, "_send_gemini", return_value=Result(data="", errors=[err])):
-   r = ai_client.send_result("system", "user")
+   r = ai_client.send("system", "user")
    assert not r.ok
    assert r.errors == [err]
 
 
-def test_send_result_returns_empty_data_with_error_on_auth_failure() -> None:
+def test_send_returns_empty_data_with_error_on_auth_failure() -> None:
  err = ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.AUTH, message="bad key", source="test")
  with patch.object(ai_client, "set_provider"):
   with patch.object(ai_client, "_send_gemini", return_value=Result(data="", errors=[err])):
-   r = ai_client.send_result("system", "user")
+   r = ai_client.send("system", "user")
    assert not r.ok
    assert r.data == ""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api_events.py b/tests/test_api_events.py
index 6e0e311c..8b3e20a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_events.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_send_emits_events_proper() -> None:
         ai_client.events.on("request_start", start_callback)
         ai_client.events.on("response_received", response_callback)
         ai_client.set_provider("gemini", "gemini-2.5-flash-lite")
-        result = ai_client.send_result("context", "message", )
+        result = ai_client.send("context", "message", )
         assert result.ok
         assert start_callback.called
         assert response_callback.called
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ def test_send_emits_tool_events() -> None:
             tool_callback(*args, **kwargs)
 
         ai_client.events.on("tool_execution", debug_tool)
-        result = ai_client.send_result("context", "message", enable_tools=True)
+        result = ai_client.send("context", "message", enable_tools=True)
         assert result.ok
         assert tool_callback.call_count >= 1
diff --git a/tests/test_context_pruner.py b/tests/test_context_pruner.py
index 1e52ecc9..ba072df1 100644
--- a/tests/test_context_pruner.py
+++ b/tests/test_context_pruner.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_token_reduction_logging(capsys):
  with pytest.MonkeyPatch().context() as m:
   m.setattr("builtins.open", lambda f, *args, **kwargs: type('obj', (object,), {'read': lambda s: code, '__enter__': lambda s: s, '__exit__': lambda s, *a: None})())
   m.setattr("pathlib.Path.exists", lambda s: True)
-  m.setattr("src.ai_client.send_result", lambda **kwargs: Result(data="DONE"))
+  m.setattr("src.ai_client.send", lambda **kwargs: Result(data="DONE"))
   
   run_worker_lifecycle(ticket, context, context_files=["test.py"])
  
diff --git a/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py b/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
index f4c63c4b..93d63798 100644
--- a/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_deepseek_completion_logic(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   }
   mock_post.return_value = mock_response
   
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Hi", base_dir=".")
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Hi", base_dir=".")
   assert result.ok
   assert result.data == "Hello World"
   assert mock_post.called
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_deepseek_reasoning_logic(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   }
   mock_post.return_value = mock_response
 
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Hi", base_dir=".")
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Hi", base_dir=".")
   assert result.ok
   assert "<thinking>\nChain of thought\n</thinking>" in result.data
   assert "Final answer" in result.data
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_deepseek_tool_calling(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   mock_post.side_effect = [mock_resp1, mock_resp2]
   mock_dispatch.return_value = "Hello World"
   
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Read test.txt", base_dir=".")
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Read test.txt", base_dir=".")
   assert result.ok
   assert "File content is: Hello World" in result.data
   assert mock_dispatch.called
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def test_deepseek_streaming(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   mock_response.iter_lines.return_value = [c.encode('utf-8') for c in chunks]
   mock_post.return_value = mock_response
   
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Stream test", base_dir=".", stream=True)
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Stream test", base_dir=".", stream=True)
   assert result.ok
   assert result.data == "Hello World"
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_deepseek_payload_verification(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   }
   mock_post.return_value = mock_response
   
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Message 1", base_dir=".", discussion_history="History")
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Message 1", base_dir=".", discussion_history="History")
   assert result.ok
 
   args, kwargs = mock_post.call_args
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def test_deepseek_reasoner_payload_verification(mock_post: MagicMock) -> None:
   }
   mock_post.return_value = mock_response
   
-  result = ai_client.send_result(md_content="Context", user_message="Message 1", base_dir=".")
+  result = ai_client.send(md_content="Context", user_message="Message 1", base_dir=".")
   assert result.ok
 
   args, kwargs = mock_post.call_args
diff --git a/tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py b/tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py
index 7cba8455..eb6f7d46 100644
--- a/tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py
+++ b/tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ def test_gemini_cli_loop_termination() -> None:
   mock_process.returncode = 0
   mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
   ai_client.set_provider("gemini_cli", "gemini-2.0-flash")
-  result = ai_client.send_result("context", "prompt")
+  result = ai_client.send("context", "prompt")
   assert result.ok
   assert result.data == "Final answer"
diff --git a/tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py b/tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py
index ce62be25..84654cf9 100644
--- a/tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def test_gemini_cli_full_integration() -> None:
     }
     mock_adapter.last_usage = {"total_tokens": 10}
     ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = mock_adapter
-    result = ai_client.send_result("context", "integrated test")
+    result = ai_client.send("context", "integrated test")
     assert result.ok
     assert "Final integrated answer" in result.data
 
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ def test_gemini_cli_rejection_and_history() -> None:
     }
     mock_adapter.last_usage = {}
     ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = mock_adapter
-    result = ai_client.send_result("ctx", "msg", pre_tool_callback=lambda *a, **kw: None)
+    result = ai_client.send("ctx", "msg", pre_tool_callback=lambda *a, **kw: None)
     assert result is not None
diff --git a/tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py b/tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py
index 29c76d12..94695535 100644
--- a/tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py
+++ b/tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ def test_send_invokes_adapter_send() -> None:
   mock_process.returncode = 0
   mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
   ai_client.set_provider("gemini_cli", "gemini-2.0-flash")
-  res = ai_client.send_result("context", "msg")
+  res = ai_client.send("context", "msg")
   assert res.ok
   assert res.data == "Hello from mock adapter"
diff --git a/tests/test_gui2_mcp.py b/tests/test_gui2_mcp.py
index 6a7e7dd5..2eadcf66 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui2_mcp.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui2_mcp.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_mcp_tool_call_is_dispatched(app_instance: App) -> None:
   mock_chat.send_message.side_effect = [mock_response_with_tool, mock_response_final]
   ai_client.set_provider("gemini", "mock-model")
   # 5. Call the send function
-  result = ai_client.send_result(
+  result = ai_client.send(
    md_content="some context",
    user_message="read the file",
    base_dir=".",
diff --git a/tests/test_headless_service.py b/tests/test_headless_service.py
index 4092efe8..8df16df7 100644
--- a/tests/test_headless_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_headless_service.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TestHeadlessAPI(unittest.TestCase):
      self.assertIn("not configured", response.json()["detail"])
 
     def test_generate_endpoint(self) -> None:
-     with patch('src.ai_client.send_result', return_value=Result(data="AI Response")), \
+     with patch('src.ai_client.send', return_value=Result(data="AI Response")), \
           patch('src.app_controller.AppController._do_generate', return_value=("md", "path", [], "stable", "disc")):
       payload = {"prompt": "test prompt", "auto_add_history": False}
       response = self.client.post("/api/v1/generate", json=payload, headers=self.headers)
diff --git a/tests/test_headless_verification.py b/tests/test_headless_verification.py
index d39bafca..c0045ef3 100644
--- a/tests/test_headless_verification.py
+++ b/tests/test_headless_verification.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def test_headless_verification_full_run(vlogger) -> None:
  vlogger.log_state("T2 Status Initial", "todo", t2.status)
 
  # We must patch where it is USED: multi_agent_conductor
- with patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.ai_client.send_result") as mock_send, \
+ with patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.ai_client.send") as mock_send, \
  patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.ai_client.reset_session") as mock_reset, \
  patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.confirm_spawn", return_value=(True, "mock_prompt", "mock_ctx")):
  # We need mock_send to return something that doesn't contain "BLOCKED"
diff --git a/tests/test_live_gui_integration_v2.py b/tests/test_live_gui_integration_v2.py
index dbdc7de7..13ab304c 100644
--- a/tests/test_live_gui_integration_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_live_gui_integration_v2.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_user_request_integration_flow(mock_app: App) -> None:
  # Mock all ai_client methods called during _handle_request_event
  mock_response = "This is a test AI response"
  with (
-  patch('src.ai_client.send_result', return_value=Result(data=mock_response)) as mock_send,
+  patch('src.ai_client.send', return_value=Result(data=mock_response)) as mock_send,
   patch('src.ai_client.set_custom_system_prompt'),
   patch('src.ai_client.set_model_params'),
   patch('src.ai_client.set_agent_tools'),
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def test_user_request_integration_flow(mock_app: App) -> None:
   # Let's call the handler
   app.controller._handle_request_event(event)
   
-  # 3. Verify ai_client.send_result was called
-  assert mock_send.called, "ai_client.send_result was not called"
+  # 3. Verify ai_client.send was called
+  assert mock_send.called, "ai_client.send was not called"
   
   # 4. First event should be 'comms' (request logging)
   event_name, payload = app.controller.event_queue.get()
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_user_request_error_handling(mock_app: App) -> None:
  app = mock_app
  err = ErrorInfo(kind=ErrorKind.NETWORK, message="API Failure", source="ai_client.test")
  with (
-  patch('src.ai_client.send_result', return_value=Result(data="", errors=[err])),
+  patch('src.ai_client.send', return_value=Result(data="", errors=[err])),
   patch('src.ai_client.set_custom_system_prompt'),
   patch('src.ai_client.set_model_params'),
   patch('src.ai_client.set_agent_tools'),
diff --git a/tests/test_orchestration_logic.py b/tests/test_orchestration_logic.py
index ed186ddd..af0d9379 100644
--- a/tests/test_orchestration_logic.py
+++ b/tests/test_orchestration_logic.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def test_generate_tracks() -> None:
   {"id": "track_2", "title": "Refactor", "goal": "decouple modules", "type": "refactor"}
  ]
  """
- with patch("src.ai_client.send_result", return_value=Result(data=mock_response)):
+ with patch("src.ai_client.send", return_value=Result(data=mock_response)):
   tracks = orchestrator_pm.generate_tracks("Develop feature X", {}, [])
   assert len(tracks) == 2
   assert tracks[0]["id"] == "track_1"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_generate_tickets() -> None:
   {"id": "T2", "description": "task 2", "depends_on": ["T1"]}
  ]
  """
- with patch("src.ai_client.send_result", return_value=Result(data=mock_response)):
+ with patch("src.ai_client.send", return_value=Result(data=mock_response)):
   tickets = conductor_tech_lead.generate_tickets("Track goal", "code skeletons")
   assert len(tickets) == 2
   assert tickets[0]["id"] == "T1"
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_conductor_engine_parse_json_tickets() -> None:
 def test_run_worker_lifecycle_blocked() -> None:
  ticket = Ticket(id="T1", description="desc", status="todo", assigned_to="worker1")
  context = WorkerContext(ticket_id="T1", model_name="model", messages=[])
- with patch("src.ai_client.send_result") as mock_ai_client, \
+ with patch("src.ai_client.send") as mock_ai_client, \
    patch("src.ai_client.reset_session"), \
    patch("src.ai_client.set_provider"), \
    patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.confirm_spawn", return_value=(True, "p", "c")):
diff --git a/tests/test_phase6_engine.py b/tests/test_phase6_engine.py
index 6eb687b9..5921a363 100644
--- a/tests/test_phase6_engine.py
+++ b/tests/test_phase6_engine.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def test_worker_streaming_intermediate():
  event_queue = MagicMock()
 
  with (
-  patch("src.ai_client.send_result") as mock_send_result,
+  patch("src.ai_client.send") as mock_send,
   patch("src.multi_agent_conductor._queue_put") as mock_q_put,
   patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.confirm_spawn", return_value=(True, "p", "c")),
   patch("src.ai_client.reset_session"),
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_worker_streaming_intermediate():
     cb({"kind": "tool_result", "payload": {"name": "test_tool", "output": "hello"}})
    return Result(data="DONE")
 
-  mock_send_result.side_effect = side_effect
+  mock_send.side_effect = side_effect
   run_worker_lifecycle(ticket, context, event_queue=event_queue)
 
   # _queue_put(event_queue, event_name, payload)
diff --git a/tests/test_rag_integration.py b/tests/test_rag_integration.py
index 2c200c10..8dd6ae36 100644
--- a/tests/test_rag_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_rag_integration.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_rag_integration(mock_project):
  # message sent to the provider. We use 'wraps' to let the real logic run 
  # while still having a mock we can inspect. We also mock the internal 
  # _send_gemini which is what actually "sends to the provider".
- with patch('src.ai_client.send_result', wraps=ai_client.send_result) as mock_send:
+ with patch('src.ai_client.send', wraps=ai_client.send) as mock_send:
   with patch('src.ai_client._send_gemini') as mock_provider:
    mock_provider.return_value = Result(data="Mock AI Response")
    
diff --git a/tests/test_run_worker_lifecycle_abort.py b/tests/test_run_worker_lifecycle_abort.py
index 9cb3c7e3..68cfdcd7 100644
--- a/tests/test_run_worker_lifecycle_abort.py
+++ b/tests/test_run_worker_lifecycle_abort.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class TestRunWorkerLifecycleAbort(unittest.TestCase):
      Test that run_worker_lifecycle returns early and marks ticket as 'killed'
      if the abort event is set for the ticket.
   """
-  # Mock ai_client.send_result
-  with patch('src.ai_client.send_result') as mock_send_result:
+  # Mock ai_client.send
+  with patch('src.ai_client.send') as mock_send:
    # Mock ticket and context
    ticket = Ticket(id="T-001", description="Test task")
    ticket = Ticket(id="T-001", description="Test task")
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class TestRunWorkerLifecycleAbort(unittest.TestCase):
    # Assert ticket status is 'killed'
    self.assertEqual(ticket.status, "killed")
 
-   # Also assert ai_client.send_result was NOT called (abort fires before the call)
-   mock_send_result.assert_not_called()
+   # Also assert ai_client.send was NOT called (abort fires before the call)
+   mock_send.assert_not_called()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
  unittest.main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_spawn_interception_v2.py b/tests/test_spawn_interception_v2.py
index aa8c70dd..a90df318 100644
--- a/tests/test_spawn_interception_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_spawn_interception_v2.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ class MockDialog:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_ai_client() -> Generator[MagicMock, None, None]:
- with patch("src.ai_client.send_result") as mock_send_result:
-  mock_send_result.return_value = Result(data="Task completed")
-  yield mock_send_result
+ with patch("src.ai_client.send") as mock_send:
+  mock_send.return_value = Result(data="Task completed")
+  yield mock_send
 
 def test_confirm_spawn_pushed_to_queue() -> None:
  event_queue = events.SyncEventQueue()
diff --git a/tests/test_symbol_parsing.py b/tests/test_symbol_parsing.py
index 1bb9608b..1a107563 100644
--- a/tests/test_symbol_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_symbol_parsing.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_handle_request_event_appends_definitions(controller):
  with (
   patch('src.app_controller.parse_symbols', return_value=["Track"]) as mock_parse,
    patch('src.app_controller.get_symbol_definition', return_value=("src/models.py", "class Track: pass", 42)) as mock_get_def,
-  patch('src.ai_client.send_result', return_value=Result(data="mocked response")) as mock_send_result
+  patch('src.ai_client.send', return_value=Result(data="mocked response")) as mock_send
  ):
   # Execute
   controller._handle_request_event(event)
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def test_handle_request_event_appends_definitions(controller):
 
   # Check if enriched prompt was sent to AI
   expected_suffix = "\n\n[Definition: Track from src/models.py (line 42)]\n```python\nclass Track: pass\n```"
-  mock_send_result.assert_called_once()
-  args, kwargs = mock_send_result.call_args
+  mock_send.assert_called_once()
+  args, kwargs = mock_send.call_args
   sent_prompt = args[1]
   assert sent_prompt == "Explain @Track object" + expected_suffix
 
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ def test_handle_request_event_no_symbols(controller):
 
  with (
   patch('src.app_controller.parse_symbols', return_value=[]) as mock_parse,
-  patch('src.ai_client.send_result', return_value=Result(data="mocked response")) as mock_send_result
+  patch('src.ai_client.send', return_value=Result(data="mocked response")) as mock_send
  ):
   # Execute
   controller._handle_request_event(event)
 
   # Verify
-  mock_send_result.assert_called_once()
-  args, kwargs = mock_send_result.call_args
+  mock_send.assert_called_once()
+  args, kwargs = mock_send.call_args
   sent_prompt = args[1]
   assert sent_prompt == "Just a normal prompt"
diff --git a/tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py b/tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py
index 97cd24ab..af5297a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py
+++ b/tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ def test_end_to_end_tier4_integration(vlogger) -> None:
  vlogger.finalize("E2E Tier 4 Integration", "PASS", "ai_client.run_tier4_analysis correctly called and results merged.")
 
 def test_ai_client_passes_qa_callback() -> None:
- """Verifies that ai_client.send_result passes the qa_callback down to the provider function."""
+ """Verifies that ai_client.send passes the qa_callback down to the provider function."""
  qa_callback = lambda x: "analysis"
 
  with patch("src.ai_client._send_gemini", return_value=Result(data="ok")) as mock_send:
   ai_client.set_provider("gemini", "gemini-2.5-flash-lite")
-  result = ai_client.send_result("ctx", "msg", qa_callback=qa_callback)
+  result = ai_client.send("ctx", "msg", qa_callback=qa_callback)
   assert result.ok
   args, kwargs = mock_send.call_args
-  # It might be passed as positional or keyword depending on how 'send_result' calls it
-  # send_result() calls _send_gemini(md_content, user_message, base_dir, ..., qa_callback, ...)
-  # In current impl of send_result(), it is the 7th argument after md_content, user_msg, base_dir, file_items, disc_hist, pre_tool
+  # It might be passed as positional or keyword depending on how 'send' calls it
+  # send() calls _send_gemini(md_content, user_message, base_dir, ..., qa_callback, ...)
+  # In current impl of send(), it is the 7th argument after md_content, user_msg, base_dir, file_items, disc_hist, pre_tool
   assert args[6] == qa_callback or kwargs.get("qa_callback") == qa_callback
 
 def test_gemini_provider_passes_qa_callback_to_run_script() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py b/tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py
index f35f3a57..0adec02f 100644
--- a/tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py
+++ b/tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_app_controller_do_generate_uses_persona_strategy(mock_build):
  assert call_kwargs.get("aggregation_strategy") == "full"
 
 @patch("src.summarize.summarise_file")
-@patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.ai_client.send_result")
+@patch("src.multi_agent_conductor.ai_client.send")
 def test_run_worker_lifecycle_uses_strategy(mock_send, mock_summarise, tmp_path):
  mock_send.return_value = Result(data="fake response")
  mock_summarise.return_value = "fake summary"
diff --git a/tests/test_token_usage.py b/tests/test_token_usage.py
index 2d356ad5..5bbea089 100644
--- a/tests/test_token_usage.py
+++ b/tests/test_token_usage.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_token_usage_tracking() -> None:
   mock_response.text = "Mock Response"
   mock_chat.send_message.return_value = mock_response
   ai_client.set_provider("gemini", "gemini-2.5-flash-lite")
-  result = ai_client.send_result("Context", "Hello")
+  result = ai_client.send("Context", "Hello")
   assert result.ok
   comms = ai_client.get_comms_log()
   response_entries = [e for e in comms if e.get("direction") == "IN" and e["kind"] == "response"]