chore(sdk): rename baml_core -> baml_bridge

.github/workflows/build2-nodejs-sdk.reusable.yaml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: BAML SDK Release - Build Node.js
 
 # Per-platform NAPI prebuild matrix for the Node.js SDK runtime package
-# `@boundaryml/baml-core-node`. Mirrors `build2-python-sdk.reusable.yaml` (same
+# `@boundaryml/baml-bridge`. Mirrors `build2-python-sdk.reusable.yaml` (same
 # 8-target set), with `napi-rs` standing in for `maturin`. Each job builds one
 # `*.node` native addon, assembles it into its publishable per-platform sub-package
-# (`@boundaryml/baml-core-node-<platform>`), and uploads that as `nodejs-sdk-<target>`.
+# (`@boundaryml/baml-bridge-<platform>`), and uploads that as `nodejs-sdk-<target>`.
 # The publish-npm job downloads them all, wires the umbrella package's
 # optionalDependencies, and publishes the umbrella + sub-packages.
 # Release builds must pass the frozen BAML language release plan so package.json

.github/workflows/cargo-tests.reusable.yaml

@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=16" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
         working-directory: baml_language
 
-      # Windows Python only: setup.ps1 builds one baml_core wheel and strips
+      # Windows Python only: setup.ps1 builds one baml_bridge wheel and strips
       # the editable source block from each fixture so `uv sync` installs that
-      # prebuilt wheel instead of rebuilding baml_core per fixture. The later
+      # prebuilt wheel instead of rebuilding baml_bridge per fixture. The later
       # test-time `uv run` processes also need this wheelhouse.
       - name: "Configure Python wheelhouse"
         if: matrix.os-label == 'windows' && matrix.sdk-label == 'python-pydantic2'

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -631,12 +631,12 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: baml_language
 
       # Rust (prost) + Python (protoc) — both driven by bridge_ctypes/build.rs.
-      # Writes Python pb2/pyi into baml_language/sdks/python/src/baml_core/cffi/v1/.
+      # Writes Python pb2/pyi into baml_language/sdks/python/src/baml_bridge/cffi/v1/.
       - name: "Generate Rust + Python proto bindings (bridge_ctypes)"
         run: cargo build -p bridge_ctypes
         working-directory: baml_language
 
-      # Go (protoc-gen-go) — writes into sdks/go/bridge_go/cffi/proto/baml_core/cffi/v1/.
+      # Go (protoc-gen-go) — writes into sdks/go/bridge_go/cffi/proto/baml_bridge/cffi/v1/.
       - name: "Generate Go proto bindings (sdks/go/bridge_go)"
         run: ./build.sh
         working-directory: baml_language/sdks/go/bridge_go
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ jobs:
             baml_language/sdks/nodejs/bridge_nodejs
             baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes
             baml_language/sdks/go/bridge_go
-            baml_language/sdks/python/src/baml_core/cffi
+            baml_language/sdks/python/src/baml_bridge/cffi
             typescript2/pkg-proto
           )
           README="baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/README.md"

.github/workflows/publish2-nodejs-sdk.yaml

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "--- npmrc (auth lines, token redacted) ---"
           npm config ls -l 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "registry|_authtoken|provenance|userconfig" | sed -E 's/(_authToken=).*/\1<redacted>/I' || true
           echo "==============================="
-          echo "Publishing @boundaryml/baml-core-node packages with dist-tag '$tag'"
+          echo "Publishing @boundaryml/baml-bridge packages with dist-tag '$tag'"
           # `npm publish --loglevel verbose` makes the OIDC keyless exchange visible
           # in the log (a request to the id-token endpoint vs. just sending a token).
           #

baml_language/.config/nextest.toml

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ filter = 'package(=sdk_test_typescript_node)'
 platform = { host = 'cfg(windows)' }
 setup = 'typescript_node_pnpm_win'
 
-# python tests need each fixture's venv synced with freshly-built baml_core.
+# python tests need each fixture's venv synced with freshly-built baml_bridge.
 # fire only when a python sdk-test is selected. Unix uses `uv sync` per
 # fixture plus one incremental `maturin develop`; Windows builds one wheel
 # first, then fixture `uv sync` installs that wheel to avoid duplicate
-# editable baml_core builds.
+# editable baml_bridge builds.
 [scripts.setup.python_pydantic2_uv_unix]
 command = './sdk_tests/crates/python_pydantic2/setup.sh'
 

baml_language/crates/baml_builtins2/keyword_docs/baml_keywords.yaml

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ baml_sdk:
 python:
   summary: "Use BAML from Python via a generated Pydantic v2 SDK."
   syntax: |
-    pip install baml_core                  # the runtime (Python 3.10+)
+    pip install baml_bridge                  # the runtime (Python 3.10+)
 
     # baml.toml — declare a generator:
     [generator.app]
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ python:
 
     baml generate                          # emits the `baml_sdk` package into output_dir
   details: |
-    You install `baml_core` (the runtime); you import `baml_sdk` (the generated
+    You install `baml_bridge` (the runtime); you import `baml_sdk` (the generated
     code). Functions become top-level Python functions; classes/enums become
     Pydantic models:
 
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ python:
 typescript:
   summary: "Use BAML from TypeScript / Node.js via a generated SDK."
   syntax: |
-    npm install @boundaryml/baml-core-node   # the runtime
+    npm install @boundaryml/baml-bridge   # the runtime
 
     # baml.toml — declare a generator:
     [generator.app]

baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/init_command.rs

@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ name = "{name}"
 # Uncomment this to generate the Python SDK.
 #
 # Note: you also need to install the BAML runtime bridge for Python:
-#   uv add baml_core
-#   pip install baml_core
-#   conda install -c conda-forge baml_core
+#   uv add baml_bridge
+#   pip install baml_bridge
+#   conda install -c conda-forge baml_bridge
 #
 # [generator.python_client]
 # output_type = "python/pydantic"
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ name = "{name}"
 # Uncomment this to generate the Node SDK.
 #
 # Note: you also need to install the BAML runtime bridge for Node.js:
-#   npm install @boundaryml/baml-core-node
-#   pnpm add @boundaryml/baml-core-node
-#   yarn add @boundaryml/baml-core-node
-#   bun add @boundaryml/baml-core-node
+#   npm install @boundaryml/baml-bridge
+#   pnpm add @boundaryml/baml-bridge
+#   yarn add @boundaryml/baml-bridge
+#   bun add @boundaryml/baml-bridge
 #
 # [generator.node_client]
 # output_type = "typescript/node"

baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/snapshots/baml_cli__describe_command_tests__render_keyword_python.snap

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: output
 python — Use BAML from Python via a generated Pydantic v2 SDK.
 
 Syntax:
-  pip install baml_core                  # the runtime (Python 3.10+)
+  pip install baml_bridge                  # the runtime (Python 3.10+)
 
   # baml.toml — declare a generator:
   [generator.app]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Syntax:
 
   baml generate                          # emits the `baml_sdk` package into output_dir
 
-You install `baml_core` (the runtime); you import `baml_sdk` (the generated
+You install `baml_bridge` (the runtime); you import `baml_sdk` (the generated
 code). Functions become top-level Python functions; classes/enums become
 Pydantic models:
 

baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/snapshots/baml_cli__describe_command_tests__render_keyword_typescript.snap

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: output
 typescript — Use BAML from TypeScript / Node.js via a generated SDK.
 
 Syntax:
-  npm install @boundaryml/baml-core-node   # the runtime
+  npm install @boundaryml/baml-bridge   # the runtime
 
   # baml.toml — declare a generator:
   [generator.app]

baml_language/crates/baml_codegen_types/src/generator_fields.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum OutputType {
     /// Python with Pydantic v1 models.
     #[strum(serialize = "python/pydantic/v1")]
     PythonPydanticV1,
-    /// TypeScript + Node.js SDK (`@boundaryml/baml-core-node` runtime).
+    /// TypeScript + Node.js SDK (`@boundaryml/baml-bridge` runtime).
     #[strum(serialize = "typescript/node")]
     TypescriptNode,
 }

baml_language/crates/baml_codegen_types/src/ty.rs

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub enum Ty {
     /// Opaque Rust-managed state — `$rust_type` fields in stdlib stubs
     /// (e.g. `Response._body`, `SseStream._handle`). Generators render
     /// this as the host-language opaque-handle type (Python:
-    /// `baml.baml_core.BamlPyHandle`).
+    /// `baml.baml_bridge.BamlPyHandle`).
     RustType,
 }
 

baml_language/crates/baml_release/src/manifest.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct VsixArtifact {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct BamlCorePypi {
+pub struct BamlBridgePypi {
     pub version: String,
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct ToolchainManifest {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub vsix: Option<VsixArtifact>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub baml_core_pypi: Option<BamlCorePypi>,
+    pub baml_bridge_pypi: Option<BamlBridgePypi>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]

baml_language/crates/bex_engine/src/trace_value_encode.rs

@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ fn bigint_to_hex(value: &str) -> String {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::{
+    use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::{
         BamlOutboundValue, BamlTyPrimitiveKind, baml_outbound_value::Value as BamlValueVariant,
         baml_ty,
     };
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(media.mime_type.as_deref(), Some("image/png"));
         assert!(matches!(
             media.value,
-            Some(bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::baml_value_media::Value::Base64(_))
+            Some(bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::baml_value_media::Value::Base64(_))
         ));
     }
 

baml_language/crates/bex_engine/tests/host_value_callable.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use bex_engine::{
     BexEngine, BexExternalValue, CancellationToken, EngineError, FunctionCallContextBuilder,
 };
 use bex_resource_types::{HostValueArc, HostValueKind};
-use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::{BamlOutboundValue, BamlToHostCall, baml_outbound_value};
+use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::{BamlOutboundValue, BamlToHostCall, baml_outbound_value};
 use common::compile_for_engine;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use prost::Message;

baml_language/crates/bex_engine/tests/prof_gate.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use bex_events::{
     },
 };
 use bex_vm_types::{CaptureCategory, CaptureOption, FunctionCaptureProps, Object};
-use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::{
+use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::{
     BamlOutboundValue, baml_outbound_value::Value as OutboundValue,
 };
 use common::compile_for_engine;

baml_language/crates/bridge_cffi/src/baml_to_host.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::{panic::AssertUnwindSafe, sync::Arc};
 use bex_project::{Bex, BexArgs, BexExternalValue, EngineError, FunctionCallContext, RuntimeError};
 use bridge_ctypes::{
     CffiHandleTableOptions,
-    baml_core::cffi::{
+    baml_bridge::cffi::{
         BamlOutboundError, BamlOutboundPanic, BamlOutboundResult, baml_outbound_result,
     },
     external_to_outbound,

baml_language/crates/bridge_cffi/src/ffi/handle.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{ffi::CStr, ptr};
 use bex_project::{BexExternalAdt, MediaKind, MediaValue};
 use bridge_ctypes::{
     CffiHandleTableEntry, HANDLE_TABLE,
-    baml_core::cffi::{BamlHandleType, MediaTypeEnum},
+    baml_bridge::cffi::{BamlHandleType, MediaTypeEnum},
 };
 
 use crate::Buffer;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn baml_media_mime_type(
 mod tests {
     use std::{ffi::CString, ptr};
 
-    use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::MediaTypeEnum;
+    use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::MediaTypeEnum;
 
     use super::*;
 

baml_language/crates/bridge_cffi/src/ffi/host_value.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //! and bridge_cffi → sys_native is the one-way dependency direction.
 
 use bex_project::{BexExternalValue, HostReleaseFn, host_release_dispatch};
-use bridge_ctypes::{HANDLE_TABLE, baml_core::cffi::InboundValue, inbound_to_external};
+use bridge_ctypes::{HANDLE_TABLE, baml_bridge::cffi::InboundValue, inbound_to_external};
 use prost::Message;
 use sys_native::host_dispatch;
 /// Signature for invocation requests from BAML to the host.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ mod tests {
     /// pin the wire-side decode + delivery.
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn complete_host_call_throw_payload_delivers_external_value() {
-        use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::{
+        use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::{
             BamlTyClass, InboundClassValue, InboundMapEntry, InboundValue,
             inbound_map_entry::Key as InboundMapKey, inbound_value::Value as InboundValueVariant,
         };

baml_language/crates/bridge_cffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub mod host_spans;
 mod panic;
 
 pub use baml_to_host::{call_and_encode, error_to_outbound, result_to_outbound};
-pub use bridge_ctypes::baml_core;
+pub use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge;
 pub use buffer::Buffer;
 pub use error::BridgeError;
 pub use ffi::{
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn call_function_inner(
     length: usize,
     id: u32,
 ) -> Result<(), BridgeError> {
-    use bridge_ctypes::baml_core::cffi::CallFunctionArgs;
+    use bridge_ctypes::baml_bridge::cffi::CallFunctionArgs;
 
     let runtime = get_runtime()?;
 

baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/README.md

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ```sh
 # Rust (prost) + Python (protoc) — both driven by bridge_ctypes/build.rs
 cargo build -p bridge_ctypes
-#   -> target/.../build/bridge_ctypes-*/out/baml_core.cffi.v1.rs
-#   -> sdks/python/src/baml_core/cffi/v1/*_pb2.py(i)
+#   -> target/.../build/bridge_ctypes-*/out/baml_bridge.cffi.v1.rs
+#   -> sdks/python/src/baml_bridge/cffi/v1/*_pb2.py(i)
 
 # Node / TypeScript (protobufjs + napi loader)
 cd sdks/nodejs/bridge_nodejs && pnpm build:debug
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ cd sdks/nodejs/bridge_nodejs && pnpm build:debug
 
 # TypeScript (ts-proto / buf) — typescript2/pkg-proto consumer
 cd typescript2/pkg-proto && pnpm generate
-#   -> typescript2/pkg-proto/src/generated/baml_core/cffi/v1/*.ts
+#   -> typescript2/pkg-proto/src/generated/baml_bridge/cffi/v1/*.ts
 
 # Go (protoc-gen-go)
 cd sdks/go/bridge_go && ./build.sh
-#   -> sdks/go/bridge_go/cffi/proto/baml_core/cffi/v1/*.pb.go
+#   -> sdks/go/bridge_go/cffi/proto/baml_bridge/cffi/v1/*.pb.go
 ```
 
 Other consumers (`bridge_cffi`, `bridge_wasm`, `sdks/python/rust/bridge_python`) use the Rust prost types via `bridge_ctypes` — nothing extra to regenerate.

baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/src/handle_table.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use bex_project::{BexExternalAdt, BexExternalValue, Handle, MediaKind};
 
-use crate::baml_core::cffi::BamlHandleType;
+use crate::baml_bridge::cffi::BamlHandleType;
 
 /// Newtype wrapper around opaque `$rust_type` objects
 /// (`Arc<dyn Any + Send + Sync>`) stored as a handle.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
     use bex_project::{BexExternalValue, HostValueArc, HostValueKind};
 
     use super::*;
-    use crate::{baml_core::cffi::baml_outbound_value::Value as BamlValueVariant, value_encode};
+    use crate::{baml_bridge::cffi::baml_outbound_value::Value as BamlValueVariant, value_encode};
 
     fn make_function_ref() -> CffiHandleTableEntry {
         CffiHandleTableEntry::FunctionRef { global_index: 42 }

baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/src/lib.rs

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ mod value_decode;
 mod value_encode;
 
 /// Generated protobuf module (CFFI / host value types).
-pub mod baml_core {
+pub mod baml_bridge {
     pub mod cffi {
         #![allow(clippy::doc_markdown, clippy::empty_structs_with_brackets)]
-        include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/baml_core.cffi.v1.rs"));
+        include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/baml_bridge.cffi.v1.rs"));
     }
 }
 

baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/src/traceback.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// Render a traceback as one string per frame, most-recent-call-last, for
 /// carrying structured onto the wire (`repeated string trace` in
-/// [`BamlOutboundPanic`](crate::baml_core::cffi::BamlOutboundPanic)). Each line
+/// [`BamlOutboundPanic`](crate::baml_bridge::cffi::BamlOutboundPanic)). Each line
 /// uses the per-frame format `File "<file>", line N, in <function_name>` —
 /// without a `Traceback (most recent call last):` header and without
 /// `\n`-joining, so the host can map each frame 1:1 onto a synthesized Python

baml_language/crates/bridge_ctypes/src/ty_decode.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use bex_project::{BexExternalAdt, BexExternalValue};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 
 use crate::{
-    baml_core::cffi::{
+    baml_bridge::cffi::{
         BamlTy, BamlTyArg, BamlTyFunctionParam, BamlTyFunctionParamMode, BamlTyMediaKind,
         BamlTyPrimitiveKind, baml_ty::Ty as TyVariant,
         baml_ty_literal::Literal as TyLiteralVariant,