diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e5fb87..54a63e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Every [microlink.io](https://microlink.io) product maps to a client method:
 | Lighthouse | `lighthouse(url)` |
 | Technologies | `technologies(url)` |
 | Search | `search(query)` |
-| Function | `run(url, code)` (alias `function`) |
+| Function | `function(url, code)` |
 
 Plus library extras: `links` / `images` / `videos` / `audios` / `emails` collections and `extract` for custom data rules.
 
@@ -254,19 +254,19 @@ while (page) {
 }
 ```
 
-### run(url, code, options)
+### function(url, code, options)
 
-Run any JavaScript remotely in a sandboxed runtime — no Lambda bundle, no browser fleet, no server ([guide](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)). Also exposed as `function`, matching the API parameter name. You write a plain function; the library handles serialization, compression and the API call for you. When the code doesn't reference `page`, no browser is started, making execution faster and cheaper:
+Run any JavaScript remotely in a sandboxed runtime — no Lambda bundle, no browser fleet, no server ([guide](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)). You write a plain function; the library handles serialization, compression and the API call for you. When the code doesn't reference `page`, no browser is started, making execution faster and cheaper:
 
 ```mjs
-const { value } = await microlink.run('https://example.com', () => 40 + 2)
+const { value } = await microlink.function('https://example.com', () => 40 + 2)
 console.log(value) // → 42
 ```
 
 When it references `page`, Microlink starts a headless browser and navigates to the URL first, handing your code the full [puppeteer `page`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.page) for clicks, waits, evaluation and navigation ([browser interaction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/browser-interaction)):
 
 ```mjs
-const { value } = await microlink.run('https://example.com', async ({ page }) => {
+const { value } = await microlink.function('https://example.com', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.waitForSelector('h1')
   return page.$eval('h1', el => el.textContent)
 })
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ console.log(value) // → 'Example Domain'
 Any extra option you pass is forwarded into the function scope — the simplest way to make one function reusable across requests ([custom parameters](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/writing-functions)):
 
 ```mjs
-const { value } = await microlink.run(
+const { value } = await microlink.function(
   'https://example.com',
   ({ page, selector }) => page.$eval(selector, el => el.textContent),
   { selector: 'h1' }
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ console.log(value)
 You can `require()` any npm package inside the function — dependencies are detected, installed on the fly into the sandbox, and cached for subsequent runs. Pin a version with `require('cheerio@1.0.0')`:
 
 ```mjs
-const { value } = await microlink.run('https://news.ycombinator.com', async ({ page }) => {
+const { value } = await microlink.function('https://news.ycombinator.com', async ({ page }) => {
   const cheerio = require('cheerio')
   const $ = cheerio.load(await page.content())
   return $('.titleline > a').map((i, el) => $(el).text()).toArray()
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ console.log(value) // → ['Top HN story', ...]
 The result carries more than the return value — `console.log` calls are captured in `logging`, and `profiling` reports peak cpu/memory plus per-phase timings (`install`/`build`/`spawn`/`run`) so you can spot the bottleneck ([profiling](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/profiling-and-performance)):
 
 ```mjs
-const { isFulfilled, value, logging, profiling } = await microlink.run('https://example.com', ({ page }) => {
+const { isFulfilled, value, logging, profiling } = await microlink.function('https://example.com', ({ page }) => {
   console.log('visiting page')
   return page.title()
 })
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ npx microlink.io function https://example.com --file ./fn.js
 
 - [@microlink/mql](https://github.com/microlinkhq/mql) — the low-level Microlink Query Language client (raw envelopes, `buffer`/`stream` access).
 - [@microlink/google](https://github.com/microlinkhq/google) — structured Google data, powering `search`.
-- [@microlink/function](https://github.com/microlinkhq/function) — remote JavaScript functions, powering `function`/`run` ([guides](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)).
+- [@microlink/function](https://github.com/microlinkhq/function) — remote JavaScript functions, powering `function` ([guides](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)).
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/packages/core/bin/help.js b/packages/core/bin/help.js
index 990a5dd..09b468d 100644
--- a/packages/core/bin/help.js
+++ b/packages/core/bin/help.js
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ const COLLECTION = [
   ['--type', 'Cast each value (url, image, email, ...)']
 ]
 
-const ALIAS = { run: 'function' }
-
 const COMMANDS = {
   help: {
     usage: 'help [command]',
@@ -371,7 +369,6 @@ const render = (name, product) => {
 }
 
 module.exports = command => {
-  const name = ALIAS[command] ?? command
-  if (COMMANDS[name]) return render(name, COMMANDS[name])
-  return PRODUCTS[name] ? render(name, PRODUCTS[name]) : global
+  if (COMMANDS[command]) return render(command, COMMANDS[command])
+  return PRODUCTS[command] ? render(command, PRODUCTS[command]) : global
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/bin/run.js b/packages/core/bin/run.js
index 271eccb..88c67c0 100644
--- a/packages/core/bin/run.js
+++ b/packages/core/bin/run.js
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ const run = async (argvInput, host) => {
   if (help || !target) return showHelp(command)
   if (command !== 'search') target = asUrl(target) ?? target
 
-  if (
-    isTrace &&
-    (command === 'search' || command === 'function' || command === 'run')
-  ) {
+  if (isTrace && (command === 'search' || command === 'function')) {
     writeLine(stderr, `\`--trace\` is not supported for \`${command}\`.`)
     return finish(1)
   }
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ const run = async (argvInput, host) => {
     }
   }
 
-  if ((command === 'function' || command === 'run') && !file) {
+  if (command === 'function' && !file) {
     printFail({ message: 'Missing `--file` with the function source code' })
     return finish(1)
   }
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ const run = async (argvInput, host) => {
     if (command === 'extract') {
       return client.extract(target, rules, options)
     }
-    if (command === 'function' || command === 'run') {
+    if (command === 'function') {
       const code = host.readFile(file)
       return client.function(target, code, options)
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.d.ts b/packages/core/src/index.d.ts
index 2f7e605..f84e50a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.d.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ interface MicrolinkClient {
     code: FunctionInput,
     options?: Options
   ): Promise<FunctionResult<T>>
-  run: MicrolinkClient['function']
 }
 
 interface create {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.js b/packages/core/src/index.js
index 8bb7955..f7b1fc9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.js
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ const create = (ctx = {}) => {
     )
   }
 
-  const run = (url, code, options) => {
-    const { top, got } = route(options)
-    return fn(code, top, got)(url)
-  }
-
   const client = {
     metadata: (url, options) => {
       const { top, got } = route(options)
@@ -197,8 +192,10 @@ const create = (ctx = {}) => {
       const { top } = route(options)
       return googleClient(query, top)
     },
-    function: run,
-    run
+    function: (url, code, options) => {
+      const { top, got } = route(options)
+      return fn(code, top, got)(url)
+    }
   }
 
   Object.defineProperty(client, 'last', { value: last })
diff --git a/packages/core/test/build.mjs b/packages/core/test/build.mjs
index a8cda8f..febedc1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/build.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/build.mjs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const PRODUCTS = [
   'markdown',
   'metadata',
   'pdf',
-  'run',
   'screenshot',
   'search',
   'technologies',
diff --git a/packages/core/test/index.test-d.ts b/packages/core/test/index.test-d.ts
index 38a6cef..f2181b2 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/index.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/index.test-d.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ async function assertions (): Promise<void> {
 
   const fnResult = await client.function('https://example.com', '() => 1')
   expectType<boolean>(fnResult.isFulfilled)
-  expectType<typeof client.function>(client.run)
 }
 
 void assertions()
diff --git a/packages/core/test/integration.mjs b/packages/core/test/integration.mjs
index 603d18a..65d28b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/integration.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/integration.mjs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test.skip('video detects the primary video', async t => {
 })
 
 test('function runs code remotely with injected scope variables', async t => {
-  const { isFulfilled, value } = await microlink.run(
+  const { isFulfilled, value } = await microlink.function(
     targetUrl,
     ({ greeting }) => greeting,
     { greeting: 'hello' }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/unit.mjs b/packages/core/test/unit.mjs
index d06cff3..f23c8fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/unit.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/unit.mjs
@@ -268,12 +268,11 @@ test('per-call options override the factory context', async t => {
   t.is(calls[0].mqlOpts.apiKey, 'override')
 })
 
-test('function/run are the same method', async t => {
+test('function runs remote code with routed options', async t => {
   const { create, fnCalls } = setup()
   const client = create({ apiKey: 'secret' })
-  t.is(client.function, client.run)
   const code = '({ page }) => page.title()'
-  const result = await client.run(URL, code, {
+  const result = await client.function(URL, code, {
     headers: { 'x-foo': 'bar' }
   })
   t.deepEqual(result, { isFulfilled: true, value: URL })