diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
index ad33200f17..cfc29f9892 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ impl CodexThread {
         if self
             .codex
             .session
-            .inject_response_items(vec![pending_item])
+            .inject_into_active_turn(vec![pending_item])
             .await
             .is_err()
         {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/goals.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/goals.rs
index 140f102958..c0097452ea 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/goals.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/goals.rs
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ impl Session {
                     .await;
                 if let Some(goal) = goal_for_steering {
                     let item = goal_context_input_item(objective_updated_prompt(&goal));
-                    if self.inject_response_items(vec![item]).await.is_err() {
+                    if self.inject_into_active_turn(vec![item]).await.is_err() {
                         tracing::debug!(
                             "skipping objective-updated goal steering because no turn is active"
                         );
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ impl Session {
         .await;
         if should_steer_budget_limit {
             let item = budget_limit_steering_item(&goal);
-            if self.inject_response_items(vec![item]).await.is_err() {
+            if self.inject_into_active_turn(vec![item]).await.is_err() {
                 tracing::debug!("skipping budget-limit goal steering because no turn is active");
             }
             *self.goal_runtime.budget_limit_reported_goal_id.lock().await = Some(goal_id);
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
index c79ff99b29..a22f48eb29 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ impl Session {
         }
 
         if self
-            .inject_response_items(vec![ResponseInputItem::Message {
+            .inject_into_active_turn(vec![ResponseInputItem::Message {
                 role: "developer".to_string(),
                 content: vec![ContentItem::InputText { text }],
                 phase: None,
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ impl Session {
         }
 
         if self
-            .inject_response_items(vec![ResponseInputItem::Message {
+            .inject_into_active_turn(vec![ResponseInputItem::Message {
                 role: "developer".to_string(),
                 content: vec![ContentItem::InputText { text }],
                 phase: None,
@@ -3200,12 +3200,12 @@ impl Session {
         Ok(active_turn_id.clone())
     }
 
-    /// Returns the input if there was no task running to inject into.
+    /// Returns the input if there was no active turn to inject into.
     #[expect(
         clippy::await_holding_invalid_type,
         reason = "active turn checks and input queue updates must remain atomic"
     )]
-    pub async fn inject_response_items(
+    pub async fn inject_into_active_turn(
         &self,
         input: Vec<ResponseInputItem>,
     ) -> Result<(), Vec<ResponseInputItem>> {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/user_shell.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/user_shell.rs
index 23f3882eda..c8c86345c6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/user_shell.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tasks/user_shell.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ async fn persist_user_shell_output(
     };
 
     if let Err(items) = session
-        .inject_response_items(vec![response_input_item])
+        .inject_into_active_turn(vec![response_input_item])
         .await
     {
         let response_items = items
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/code_mode/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/code_mode/mod.rs
index ff9f8c8893..b631e99bf4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/code_mode/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/code_mode/mod.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl CodeModeTurnHost for CoreTurnHost {
         }
         self.exec
             .session
-            .inject_response_items(vec![ResponseInputItem::CustomToolCallOutput {
+            .inject_into_active_turn(vec![ResponseInputItem::CustomToolCallOutput {
                 call_id,
                 name: Some(PUBLIC_TOOL_NAME.to_string()),
                 output: FunctionCallOutputPayload::from_text(text),