diff --git a/cmd/olliesrv/internal/fs/spec.go b/cmd/olliesrv/internal/fs/spec.go
index b6440da..e1cd534 100644
--- a/cmd/olliesrv/internal/fs/spec.go
+++ b/cmd/olliesrv/internal/fs/spec.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func buildTreeSpec(cfg *Config) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 		),
 		virtfs.FileNode("ctl", 0666,
 			virtfs.Doc("Server control. Write: 'invalidate', 'kill'"),
-			virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				return dispatch(map[string]func([]string) ([]byte, error){
 					"invalidate": func(_ []string) ([]byte, error) {
 						if mc != nil {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func buildTreeSpec(cfg *Config) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 		),
 		virtfs.FileNode("generate", 0666,
 			virtfs.Doc("One-shot LLM generation"),
-			virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				var req backend.GenerateRequest
 				if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &req); err != nil {
 					req.Prompt = strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func buildTreeSpec(cfg *Config) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 			virtfs.Doc("Session management"),
 			virtfs.FileNode("new", 0666,
 				virtfs.Doc("Create session"),
-				virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+				virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 					args := strings.Fields(string(data))
 					name, remote := "", ""
 					for _, arg := range args {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func buildSessionChildren(
 			}),
 		),
 		virtfs.FileNode("ctl", 0666,
-			virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				return dispatch(map[string]func([]string) ([]byte, error){
 					"kill": func(_ []string) ([]byte, error) { return []byte("ok\n"), removeFn() },
 					".":    func(_ []string) ([]byte, error) { return []byte("ok\n"), removeFn() },
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func buildSessionChildren(
 		),
 		virtfs.DirNode("agent",
 			virtfs.FileNode("new", 0666,
-				virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+				virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 					ag, err := session.CreateAgent(s.Name(), strings.Fields(string(data)))
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, fmt.Errorf("create agent: %w", err)
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func buildAgentChildren(a *agent.Agent, s *session.Session) []virtfs.FsNodeDecl
 			}),
 		),
 		virtfs.FileNode("ctl", 0666,
-			virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				return dispatch(map[string]func([]string) ([]byte, error){
 					"kill": func(_ []string) ([]byte, error) {
 						s.RemoveAgent(a.ID())
diff --git a/cmd/olliesrv/server.go b/cmd/olliesrv/server.go
index 4a55dec..f2a991d 100644
--- a/cmd/olliesrv/server.go
+++ b/cmd/olliesrv/server.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func write(cs *connState, fc *plan9.Fcall) *plan9.Fcall {
 		return errFcall(fc, "bad fid")
 	}
 
-	if f.entry != nil && f.entry.RequestRespMode() {
+	if f.entry != nil && f.entry.RdwrMode() {
 		f.readCache = nil // clear cached response for next read
 		cs.mu.Unlock()
 		if err := f.entry.Write(fc.Data); err != nil {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func clunk(root *fs.Tree, cs *connState, fc *plan9.Fcall) *plan9.Fcall {
 			data = make([]byte, len(f.writeBuf))
 			copy(data, f.writeBuf)
 			if f.entry != nil {
-				isRequest = f.entry.RequestRespMode()
+				isRequest = f.entry.RdwrMode()
 			}
 		}
 		delete(cs.fids, fc.Fid)
diff --git a/cmd/toolsrv/internal/server/server.go b/cmd/toolsrv/internal/server/server.go
index 944518f..a4dadc5 100644
--- a/cmd/toolsrv/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/cmd/toolsrv/internal/server/server.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func Spec(srv *Server) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 		),
 		virtfs.FileNode("tools", 0666,
 			virtfs.Doc("Tools: write agent ID, read tool list (rdwr)"),
-			virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 				agentID := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
 				if agentID == "" {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("agent ID required")
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ func Spec(srv *Server) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 		virtfs.DirNode("proc",
 			virtfs.FileNode("list", 0666,
 				virtfs.Doc("List processes: write agent ID (or empty for all), read pid\\tstate\\ttool"),
-				virtfs.Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+				virtfs.Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 					agentID := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
 					return []byte(srv.Fs.ListProcsForAgent(agentID)), nil
 				}),
 			),
 			virtfs.FileNode("new", 0666,
 				virtfs.Doc("Execute tool: write token + tool + args, read result (blocking)"),
-				virtfs.Request(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+				virtfs.Rdwr(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 					result, err := srv.Fs.HandleProcNew(ctx, string(data))
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func Spec(srv *Server) virtfs.FsNodeDecl {
 			),
 			virtfs.FileNode("new.bg", 0666,
 				virtfs.Doc("Execute tool in background: write token + tool + args, read pid"),
-				virtfs.Request(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+				virtfs.Rdwr(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 					result, err := srv.Fs.HandleProcNewBg(ctx, string(data))
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/toolsrv/p9.go b/cmd/toolsrv/p9.go
index 5cf7535..2835dae 100644
--- a/cmd/toolsrv/p9.go
+++ b/cmd/toolsrv/p9.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func handleRead(cs *connState, fc *plan9.Fcall, tree *virtfs.Tree) *plan9.Fcall
 	}
 
 	// For rdwr files, check if we've already read
-	if f.entry.RequestRespMode() && f.readDone {
+	if f.entry.RdwrMode() && f.readDone {
 		return &plan9.Fcall{Type: plan9.Rread, Tag: fc.Tag, Data: nil}
 	}
 
diff --git a/virtfs/builder.go b/virtfs/builder.go
index b35e80e..d094610 100644
--- a/virtfs/builder.go
+++ b/virtfs/builder.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func BuildTree(spec FsNodeDecl) *Tree {
 func validate(d *FsNodeDecl, path string) {
 	hasChildren := len(d.Children) > 0
 	hasBindings := d.Bindings != nil
-	hasFileHandlers := d.Read != nil || d.Write != nil || d.BlockOnce != nil || d.Stream != nil || d.Request != nil
+	hasFileHandlers := d.Read != nil || d.Write != nil || d.BlockOnce != nil || d.Stream != nil || d.Rdwr != nil
 
 	isDir := hasChildren
 
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ func validate(d *FsNodeDecl, path string) {
 	if d.Stream != nil {
 		blocking++
 	}
-	if d.Request != nil {
+	if d.Rdwr != nil {
 		blocking++
 	}
 	if blocking > 1 {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("BuildTree: %q: at most one of BlockOnce, Stream, Request may be set", fullPath))
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("BuildTree: %q: at most one of BlockOnce, Stream, Rdwr may be set", fullPath))
 	}
 
 	// Template nodes must have Bindings set.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func listDir(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string) ([]os.DirEntry, error) {
 		if m == 0 {
 			m = 0755
 		}
-		hasFileHandlers := c.Read != nil || c.Write != nil || c.BlockOnce != nil || c.Stream != nil || c.Request != nil
+		hasFileHandlers := c.Read != nil || c.Write != nil || c.BlockOnce != nil || c.Stream != nil || c.Rdwr != nil
 		isChildDir := len(c.Children) > 0 || (c.Bindings != nil && !hasFileHandlers)
 		if isChildDir {
 			entries = append(entries, dirEntry(c.Name, m))
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func statDir(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid, name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	}
 	cu := resolveUID(child, uid)
 	cg := resolveGID(child, gid)
-	hasFileHandlers := child.Read != nil || child.Write != nil || child.BlockOnce != nil || child.Stream != nil || child.Request != nil
+	hasFileHandlers := child.Read != nil || child.Write != nil || child.BlockOnce != nil || child.Stream != nil || child.Rdwr != nil
 	isChildDir := len(child.Children) > 0 || (child.Bindings != nil && !hasFileHandlers)
 	if isChildDir {
 		return &SyntheticFileInfo{Name_: name, Mode_: cm | os.ModeDir, IsDir_: true, UID_: cu, GID_: cg}, nil
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func openLeaf(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string, mode os.FileMode, name string) (Fi
 	}
 
 	var blockFn func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, string, error)
-	var isBlocking, isStreaming, isRequest bool
+	var isBlocking, isStreaming, isRdwr bool
 	switch {
 	case d.BlockOnce != nil:
 		blockFn = d.BlockOnce
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ func openLeaf(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string, mode os.FileMode, name string) (Fi
 	case d.Stream != nil:
 		blockFn = d.Stream
 		isStreaming = true
-	case d.Request != nil:
-		fn := d.Request
+	case d.Rdwr != nil:
+		fn := d.Rdwr
 		var result []byte
 		var reqCtx context.Context
 		var reqCancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func openLeaf(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string, mode os.FileMode, name string) (Fi
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
-		isRequest = true
+		isRdwr = true
 		return &fileConfig{
 			StatFn: func() (os.FileInfo, error) {
 				if d.Stat != nil {
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func openLeaf(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string, mode os.FileMode, name string) (Fi
 			BlockingReadFn: blockFn,
 			BlockingRead_:  isBlocking,
 			StreamMode_:    isStreaming,
-			RequestResp_:   isRequest,
+			Rdwr_:          isRdwr,
 		}, nil
 	default:
 		blockFn = notBlocking
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func openLeaf(d *FsNodeDecl, uid, gid string, mode os.FileMode, name string) (Fi
 		BlockingReadFn: blockFn,
 		BlockingRead_:  isBlocking,
 		StreamMode_:    isStreaming,
-		RequestResp_:   isRequest,
+		Rdwr_:          isRdwr,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/virtfs/decl.go b/virtfs/decl.go
index b6c3f4d..75bbd4d 100644
--- a/virtfs/decl.go
+++ b/virtfs/decl.go
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ type FsNodeDecl struct {
 	BlockOnce func(ctx context.Context, base string) ([]byte, string, error)
 	Stream    func(ctx context.Context, base string) ([]byte, string, error)
 
-	// Request — rdwr: write triggers result, read returns it once.
-	Request func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	// Rdwr — atomic write-then-read: write triggers computation, read returns result once.
+	Rdwr func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error)
 
 	// Tremove + Trename.
 	Remove func() error
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ func BlockOnceRaw(fn func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, string, error)) Node
 	return func(d *FsNodeDecl) { d.BlockOnce = fn }
 }
 
-// Request sets a context-aware request-response handler (rdwr pattern).
-func Request(fn func(context.Context, []byte) ([]byte, error)) NodeOption {
-	return func(d *FsNodeDecl) { d.Request = fn }
+// Rdwr sets an atomic write-then-read handler.
+// Write triggers computation; the subsequent read returns the result once.
+func Rdwr(fn func(context.Context, []byte) ([]byte, error)) NodeOption {
+	return func(d *FsNodeDecl) { d.Rdwr = fn }
 }
 
 // RemoveNode sets the removal handler for a node.
diff --git a/virtfs/decl_test.go b/virtfs/decl_test.go
index cbd405b..968fa60 100644
--- a/virtfs/decl_test.go
+++ b/virtfs/decl_test.go
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ func TestNodeOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	t.Run("Request", func(t *testing.T) {
-		spec := FileNode("test", 0666, Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	t.Run("Rdwr", func(t *testing.T) {
+		spec := FileNode("test", 0666, Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}))
-		if spec.Request == nil {
-			t.Error("Request not set")
+		if spec.Rdwr == nil {
+			t.Error("Rdwr not set")
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestFileConfigMethods(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFileConfigModes(t *testing.T) {
 	fc := &fileConfig{}
-	if fc.BlockingReadMode() || fc.StreamMode() || fc.RequestRespMode() {
+	if fc.BlockingReadMode() || fc.StreamMode() || fc.RdwrMode() {
 		t.Error("default modes should be false")
 	}
 
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func TestFileConfigModes(t *testing.T) {
 	if !(&fileConfig{StreamMode_: true}).StreamMode() {
 		t.Error("StreamMode should be true")
 	}
-	if !(&fileConfig{RequestResp_: true}).RequestRespMode() {
-		t.Error("RequestRespMode should be true")
+	if !(&fileConfig{Rdwr_: true}).RdwrMode() {
+		t.Error("RdwrMode should be true")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ func TestOpenLeafStream(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOpenLeafRequest(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOpenLeafRdwr(t *testing.T) {
 	spec := DirNode("/",
-		FileNode("request", 0666, Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+		FileNode("request", 0666, Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return append([]byte("echo:"), data...), nil
 		})),
 	)
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ func TestOpenLeafRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Open: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !f.RequestRespMode() {
-		t.Error("expected RequestRespMode")
+	if !f.RdwrMode() {
+		t.Error("expected RdwrMode")
 	}
 	if err := f.Write([]byte("test")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Write: %v", err)
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ func TestOpenLeafRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOpenLeafRequestError(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOpenLeafRdwrError(t *testing.T) {
 	spec := DirNode("/",
-		FileNode("request", 0666, Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+		FileNode("request", 0666, Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, errors.New("request error")
 		})),
 	)
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ func TestOpenLeafRequestError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOpenLeafRequestWithFallbackRead(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOpenLeafRdwrWithFallbackRead(t *testing.T) {
 	spec := DirNode("/",
 		FileNode("request", 0666,
 			Read(func() ([]byte, error) { return []byte("fallback"), nil }),
-			Request(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) { return []byte("response"), nil }),
+			Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) { return []byte("response"), nil }),
 		),
 	)
 	tree := BuildTree(spec)
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ func TestOpenLeafRequestWithFallbackRead(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOpenLeafRequestCancelOnClose(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOpenLeafRdwrCancelOnClose(t *testing.T) {
 	canceled := make(chan struct{})
 	started := make(chan struct{})
 	spec := DirNode("/",
-		FileNode("request", 0666, Request(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+		FileNode("request", 0666, Rdwr(func(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			close(started)
 			<-ctx.Done()
 			close(canceled)
diff --git a/virtfs/file.go b/virtfs/file.go
index 912f3d3..6494252 100644
--- a/virtfs/file.go
+++ b/virtfs/file.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ type File interface {
 	// Read-side contracts (mutually exclusive — at most one true):
 	//   BlockingReadMode — blocks up to 5s for next value, returns it or empty, EOF on 2nd read
 	//   StreamMode       — blocks indefinitely, streams data incrementally, FD lives until EOF
-	//   RequestRespMode  — write blocks until result produced, read returns result once (rdwr)
+	//   RdwrMode         — write blocks until result produced, read returns result once
 	BlockingReadMode() bool
 	StreamMode() bool
-	RequestRespMode() bool
+	RdwrMode() bool
 }
 
 // fileConfig implements File via function pointers.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type fileConfig struct {
 	BlockingReadFn func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, string, error)
 	BlockingRead_  bool // one-shot waiter: block 5s, return once, EOF on 2nd read
 	StreamMode_    bool // indefinite stream: block forever, keep FD open
-	RequestResp_   bool // rdwr: write blocks on write, read returns result once
+	Rdwr_          bool // rdwr: write blocks on write, read returns result once
 }
 
 func (e *fileConfig) Stat() (os.FileInfo, error) { return e.StatFn() }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (e *fileConfig) BlockingRead(ctx context.Context, base string) ([]byte, str
 }
 func (e *fileConfig) BlockingReadMode() bool { return e.BlockingRead_ }
 func (e *fileConfig) StreamMode() bool       { return e.StreamMode_ }
-func (e *fileConfig) RequestRespMode() bool  { return e.RequestResp_ }
+func (e *fileConfig) RdwrMode() bool         { return e.Rdwr_ }
 
 // SyntheticFileInfo implements os.FileInfo for entries with no backing file.
 type SyntheticFileInfo struct {
diff --git a/virtfs/tree_test.go b/virtfs/tree_test.go
index 254759d..0adb5f5 100644
--- a/virtfs/tree_test.go
+++ b/virtfs/tree_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestGenerateHelpModes(t *testing.T) {
 	spec := DirNode("/",
 		FileNode("ro", 0444, Doc("read only file")),
 		FileNode("rw", 0644, Doc("read write file"), Write(func(_ []byte) error { return nil })),
-		FileNode("ctl", 0200, Doc("control file"), Request(func(_ context.Context, _ []byte) ([]byte, error) { return nil, nil })),
+		FileNode("ctl", 0200, Doc("control file"), Rdwr(func(_ context.Context, _ []byte) ([]byte, error) { return nil, nil })),
 	)
 	help := GenerateHelp(spec)
 	if help == "" {