diff --git a/crates/audio/src/capture.rs b/crates/audio/src/capture.rs
index e8093c2..05c838a 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/capture.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/capture.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 
 const AUDIO_CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 32;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
 
         let devices = host
             .input_devices()
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?;
 
         // Load ALSA card descriptions once per enumeration. These are the
         // "real" product names (e.g. "Blue Microphones") that cpal's
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
         let host = cpal::default_host();
         let devices = host
             .input_devices()
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?;
 
         for device in devices {
             let name = device_display_name(&device).unwrap_or_default();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
             }
         }
 
-        Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
+        Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
             "Selected device '{device_name}' not found in current host enumeration. \
              It may have been disconnected. Open Settings → Audio to pick another."
         )))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
 
         let mut all_devices: Vec<cpal::Device> = host
             .input_devices()
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?
+            .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("input_devices: {e}")))?
             .collect();
 
         // Sort: default first, then non-monitor, then monitor-as-last-resort.
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
             }
         }
 
-        Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(
+        Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(
             "No working microphone found. Check that an input device is connected, \
              that PulseAudio/PipeWire is running, and that the app has microphone permission. \
              Then open Settings → Audio to pick a device explicitly."
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fn open_and_validate(
 ) -> Result<(MicrophoneCapture, mpsc::Receiver<AudioChunk>)> {
     let config = device
         .default_input_config()
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("default_input_config: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("default_input_config: {e}")))?;
     let sample_rate = config.sample_rate();
     let channels = config.channels();
     let format = config.sample_format();
@@ -422,16 +422,16 @@ fn open_and_validate(
             name.to_string(),
         ),
         other => {
-            return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
+            return Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
                 "unsupported sample format {other:?}"
             )))
         }
     }
-    .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("build_input_stream: {e}")))?;
+    .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("build_input_stream: {e}")))?;
 
     stream
         .play()
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("stream.play: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!("stream.play: {e}")))?;
 
     // Validation window: collect chunks for DEVICE_VALIDATION_MS, compute RMS.
     let deadline =
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ fn open_and_validate(
     }
 
     if total_samples == 0 {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(
+        return Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(
             "device delivered zero samples in validation window".into(),
         ));
     }
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fn open_and_validate(
     );
 
     if require_audio && rms < SILENCE_RMS_FLOOR {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
+        return Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
             "device produced silence (rms={rms:.6} below floor {SILENCE_RMS_FLOOR:.6})"
         )));
     }
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn open_and_validate(
     // long stream of f32 zeros from a borked device — that is worse than
     // failing fast.
     if rms < DEAD_SILENCE_FLOOR {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
+        return Err(Error::AudioCaptureFailed(format!(
             "device produced dead silence (rms={rms:.6e} below absolute floor {DEAD_SILENCE_FLOOR:.6e})"
         )));
     }
diff --git a/crates/audio/src/concurrency.rs b/crates/audio/src/concurrency.rs
index 53b136a..85fb004 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/concurrency.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/concurrency.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ pub async fn decode_and_resample(path: &Path) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
     })
     .await
     .map_err(|e| {
-        lumotia_core::error::MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}"))
+        lumotia_core::error::Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}"))
     })?
 }
diff --git a/crates/audio/src/decode.rs b/crates/audio/src/decode.rs
index 6a2583a..e1f62ff 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/decode.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/decode.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use symphonia::core::io::MediaSourceStream;
 use symphonia::core::meta::MetadataOptions;
 use symphonia::core::probe::Hint;
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::AudioSamples;
 
 /// Decode an audio file to mono f32 PCM samples.
 /// Supports all formats symphonia handles: mp3, aac, flac, wav, ogg, etc.
 ///
-/// Any read- or decode-side error is propagated as `MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed`.
+/// Any read- or decode-side error is propagated as `Error::AudioDecodeFailed`.
 /// A previous implementation `break`ed out of the packet loop on any read
 /// error and skipped per-packet decode errors, so a truncated or corrupt
 /// input silently returned `Ok` with whatever had decoded before the
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn decode_audio_file_limited(
     max_duration_secs: Option<f64>,
 ) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
     let file = File::open(path)
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Cannot open file: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Cannot open file: {e}")))?;
     let mss = MediaSourceStream::new(Box::new(file), Default::default());
 
     let mut hint = Hint::new();
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn decode_audio_file_limited(
 
 pub fn probe_audio_duration_secs(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<f64>> {
     let file = File::open(path)
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Cannot open file: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Cannot open file: {e}")))?;
     let mss = MediaSourceStream::new(Box::new(file), Default::default());
     let mut hint = Hint::new();
     if let Some(ext) = path.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) {
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ pub fn probe_audio_duration_secs(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<f64>> {
             &FormatOptions::default(),
             &MetadataOptions::default(),
         )
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Unsupported format: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Unsupported format: {e}")))?;
     let track = probed
         .format
         .default_track()
-        .ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed("No audio track found".into()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::AudioDecodeFailed("No audio track found".into()))?;
     let sample_rate = track
         .codec_params
         .sample_rate
-        .ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed("Unknown sample rate".into()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::AudioDecodeFailed("Unknown sample rate".into()))?;
     Ok(track
         .codec_params
         .n_frames
@@ -86,20 +86,20 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
             &FormatOptions::default(),
             &MetadataOptions::default(),
         )
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Unsupported format: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Unsupported format: {e}")))?;
 
     let mut format = probed.format;
 
     let track = format
         .default_track()
-        .ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed("No audio track found".into()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::AudioDecodeFailed("No audio track found".into()))?;
     let sample_rate = track
         .codec_params
         .sample_rate
-        .ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed("Unknown sample rate".into()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::AudioDecodeFailed("Unknown sample rate".into()))?;
 
     if sample_rate == 0 {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(
+        return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(
             "Invalid sample rate: 0".into(),
         ));
     }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
 
     let mut decoder = symphonia::default::get_codecs()
         .make(&track.codec_params, &DecoderOptions::default())
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Codec error: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Codec error: {e}")))?;
 
     let mut samples: Vec<f32> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
                 break;
             }
             Err(SymphoniaError::ResetRequired) => {
-                return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(
+                return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(
                     "decoder reset required mid-stream — input contains a discontinuity".into(),
                 ));
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
+                return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
                     "packet read failed: {e}"
                 )));
             }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
 
         let decoded = decoder
             .decode(&packet)
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("packet decode failed: {e}")))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("packet decode failed: {e}")))?;
 
         let spec = *decoded.spec();
         let channels = spec.channels.count();
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
             .map(|limit| samples.len() > limit)
             .unwrap_or(false)
         {
-            return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
+            return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
                 "Audio is longer than the {:.0} minute import limit",
                 max_duration_secs.unwrap_or(0.0) / 60.0
             )));
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn decode_media_stream(
     }
 
     if samples.is_empty() {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(
+        return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(
             "No audio data decoded".into(),
         ));
     }
diff --git a/crates/audio/src/resample.rs b/crates/audio/src/resample.rs
index f0e2c24..33b38be 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/resample.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/resample.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rubato::{
 };
 
 use lumotia_core::constants::WHISPER_SAMPLE_RATE;
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::AudioSamples;
 
 /// Resample audio to 16kHz mono using sinc interpolation (rubato).
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn resample_to_16khz(audio: &AudioSamples) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
     }
 
     if from_rate == 0 {
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(
+        return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(
             "Cannot resample: source rate is 0".into(),
         ));
     }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn resample_to_16khz(audio: &AudioSamples) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
     let mut resampler = SincFixedIn::<f32>::new(
         ratio, 1.1, params, chunk_size, 1, // mono
     )
-    .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Resampler init failed: {e}")))?;
+    .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Resampler init failed: {e}")))?;
 
     let samples = audio.samples();
     let mut output_samples: Vec<f32> = Vec::new();
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn resample_to_16khz(audio: &AudioSamples) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
         let input = vec![chunk];
         let result = resampler
             .process(&input, None)
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Resample failed: {e}")))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("Resample failed: {e}")))?;
 
         if !result.is_empty() && !result[0].is_empty() {
             output_samples.extend_from_slice(&result[0]);
diff --git a/crates/audio/src/streaming_resample.rs b/crates/audio/src/streaming_resample.rs
index 3f263f3..482dbb4 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/streaming_resample.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/streaming_resample.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use rubato::{
 };
 
 use lumotia_core::constants::WHISPER_SAMPLE_RATE;
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 
 /// Number of input samples the rubato resampler consumes per `process()`
 /// call. Matches the chunk size used in `resample::resample_to_16khz`.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl StreamingResampler {
     /// rubato rejects the requested ratio.
     pub fn new(from_rate: u32) -> Result<Self> {
         if from_rate == 0 {
-            return Err(MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(
+            return Err(Error::AudioDecodeFailed(
                 "StreamingResampler: input sample rate is 0".into(),
             ));
         }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl StreamingResampler {
             1, // mono
         )
         .map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("StreamingResampler init failed: {e}"))
+            Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("StreamingResampler init failed: {e}"))
         })?;
 
         Ok(Self::Sinc {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl StreamingResampler {
                     let chunk: Vec<f32> = residual.drain(..INPUT_CHUNK).collect();
                     let input = vec![chunk];
                     let result = resampler.process(&input, None).map_err(|e| {
-                        MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
+                        Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
                             "StreamingResampler process failed: {e}"
                         ))
                     })?;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl StreamingResampler {
 
                 let input = vec![chunk];
                 let result = resampler.process(&input, None).map_err(|e| {
-                    MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
+                    Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!(
                         "StreamingResampler flush failed: {e}"
                     ))
                 })?;
diff --git a/crates/audio/src/wav.rs b/crates/audio/src/wav.rs
index b702b37..ce300bb 100644
--- a/crates/audio/src/wav.rs
+++ b/crates/audio/src/wav.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::io::BufWriter;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::AudioSamples;
 
 /// Append-friendly WAV writer for long-running captures.
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ impl WavWriter {
             bits_per_sample: 16,
             sample_format: hound::SampleFormat::Int,
         };
-        let file = std::fs::File::create(path).map_err(MagnotiaError::from)?;
+        let file = std::fs::File::create(path).map_err(Error::from)?;
         let buffered = BufWriter::new(file);
         let inner = hound::WavWriter::new(buffered, spec).map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV create failed: {e}")))
+            Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV create failed: {e}")))
         })?;
         Ok(Self {
             inner,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl WavWriter {
             let clamped = sample.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
             let int_sample = (clamped * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
             self.inner.write_sample(int_sample).map_err(|e| {
-                MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV write failed: {e}")))
+                Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV write failed: {e}")))
             })?;
         }
         self.samples_since_flush += samples.len();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl WavWriter {
     /// boundaries (end-of-utterance, UI events) for tighter recovery.
     pub fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.inner.flush().map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV flush failed: {e}")))
+            Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV flush failed: {e}")))
         })?;
         self.samples_since_flush = 0;
         Ok(())
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl WavWriter {
     /// that care about the unflushed tail should always finalise.
     pub fn finalize(self) -> Result<()> {
         self.inner.finalize().map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV finalize failed: {e}")))
+            Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV finalize failed: {e}")))
         })?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ pub fn write_wav(path: &Path, audio: &AudioSamples) -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     let mut writer = hound::WavWriter::create(path, spec).map_err(|e| {
-        MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV create failed: {e}")))
+        Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV create failed: {e}")))
     })?;
 
     for &sample in audio.samples() {
         let clamped = sample.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
         let int_sample = (clamped * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
         writer.write_sample(int_sample).map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV write failed: {e}")))
+            Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV write failed: {e}")))
         })?;
     }
 
     writer.finalize().map_err(|e| {
-        MagnotiaError::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV finalize failed: {e}")))
+        Error::from(std::io::Error::other(format!("WAV finalize failed: {e}")))
     })?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ pub fn write_wav(path: &Path, audio: &AudioSamples) -> Result<()> {
 
 /// Read a WAV file to f32 PCM `AudioSamples`.
 ///
-/// Any per-sample decode error is surfaced as `MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed`
+/// Any per-sample decode error is surfaced as `Error::AudioDecodeFailed`
 /// rather than silently dropped. A previous implementation used
 /// `filter_map(|s| s.ok())`, so a truncated or corrupt payload returned
 /// a short, silently-partial `AudioSamples` — callers got `Ok` while
 /// losing audio (flagged by the 2026-04-22 review).
 pub fn read_wav(path: &Path) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
     let reader = hound::WavReader::open(path)
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV open failed: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV open failed: {e}")))?;
 
     let spec = reader.spec();
     let sample_rate = spec.sample_rate;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn read_wav(path: &Path) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
                 sample
                     .map(|s| s as f32 / (1 << (bits_per_sample - 1)) as f32)
                     .map_err(|e| {
-                        MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV sample decode failed: {e}"))
+                        Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV sample decode failed: {e}"))
                     })
             })
             .collect::<Result<Vec<f32>>>()?,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn read_wav(path: &Path) -> Result<AudioSamples> {
             .into_samples::<f32>()
             .map(|sample| {
                 sample.map_err(|e| {
-                    MagnotiaError::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV sample decode failed: {e}"))
+                    Error::AudioDecodeFailed(format!("WAV sample decode failed: {e}"))
                 })
             })
             .collect::<Result<Vec<f32>>>()?,
diff --git a/crates/core/src/error.rs b/crates/core/src/error.rs
index 2f0abbd..e45d09f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/error.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::types::ModelId;
 /// Implements `Serialize` so errors can be sent to the frontend as
 /// structured JSON rather than opaque strings.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, Serialize)]
-pub enum MagnotiaError {
+pub enum Error {
     #[error("model not found: {0}")]
     ModelNotFound(ModelId),
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum MagnotiaError {
     },
 }
 
-/// Coarse discriminator for `MagnotiaError::Storage`. The storage crate maps
+/// Coarse discriminator for `Error::Storage`. The storage crate maps
 /// its full typed error onto one of these kinds at the boundary. Backend code
 /// that wants finer-grained branching pattern-matches on
 /// `lumotia_storage::Error` directly.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub enum StorageKind {
     Filesystem,
 }
 
-impl From<std::io::Error> for MagnotiaError {
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Self {
         Self::Io {
             kind: format!("{:?}", err.kind()),
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ impl From<std::io::Error> for MagnotiaError {
     }
 }
 
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, MagnotiaError>;
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/crates/core/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
index 4889b32..32bd2e8 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub mod recommendation;
 pub mod tuning;
 pub mod types;
 
-pub use error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+pub use error::{Error, Result};
 pub use types::{
     AudioSamples, DownloadProgress, EngineName, Megabytes, ModelId, Segment, Transcript,
     TranscriptionOptions,
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/error.rs b/crates/storage/src/error.rs
index e4117ff..9711bd3 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/error.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Storage-local typed error.
 //!
 //! Backend code that wants to branch on storage failure modes pattern-matches
-//! on [`Error`] directly. The crate boundary into [`lumotia_core::error::MagnotiaError`]
-//! flattens this into a [`MagnotiaError::Storage`] variant carrying a serde-friendly
+//! on [`Error`] directly. The crate boundary into [`lumotia_core::error::Error`]
+//! flattens this into a [`Error::Storage`] variant carrying a serde-friendly
 //! `kind`, an `operation` label, and the Display output as `detail` — so the
 //! frontend (which still receives stringified errors from Tauri commands today)
 //! keeps working, and Area E can later expose the typed `kind` to the FE without
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, StorageKind};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error as CoreError, StorageKind};
 
 /// Kinds of database-open operation that can fail before the pool is ready.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 impl Error {
-    /// Discriminator for the boundary conversion into [`MagnotiaError`].
+    /// Discriminator for the boundary conversion into [`Error`].
     pub fn kind(&self) -> StorageKind {
         match self {
             Error::DatabaseOpen { .. } => StorageKind::DatabaseOpen,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl Error {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Operation label that flows into the [`MagnotiaError::Storage`] boundary
+    /// Operation label that flows into the [`Error::Storage`] boundary
     /// shape. For per-query failures this is the caller-provided label;
     /// for the other variants it's the variant's intrinsic label.
     pub fn operation_label(&self) -> Cow<'static, str> {
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ impl Error {
 }
 
 /// Boundary conversion — flattens the typed error into the wire-friendly
-/// [`MagnotiaError::Storage`] variant. Lives in the storage crate (not in core)
+/// [`CoreError::Storage`] variant. Lives in the storage crate (not in core)
 /// to avoid a `core -> storage` dependency cycle.
-impl From<Error> for MagnotiaError {
+impl From<Error> for CoreError {
     fn from(error: Error) -> Self {
         let kind = error.kind();
         let operation = error.operation_label().into_owned();
         let detail = error.to_string();
-        MagnotiaError::Storage {
+        CoreError::Storage {
             kind,
             operation,
             detail,
diff --git a/crates/transcription/src/concurrency.rs b/crates/transcription/src/concurrency.rs
index c693ba2..2b56673 100644
--- a/crates/transcription/src/concurrency.rs
+++ b/crates/transcription/src/concurrency.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::{AudioSamples, TranscriptionOptions};
 
 use crate::local_engine::{LocalEngine, TimedTranscript};
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ pub async fn run_inference(
 ) -> Result<TimedTranscript> {
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || engine.transcribe_sync(&audio, &options))
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}")))?
+        .map_err(|e| Error::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}")))?
 }
diff --git a/crates/transcription/src/local_engine.rs b/crates/transcription/src/local_engine.rs
index b67e04e..6195bce 100644
--- a/crates/transcription/src/local_engine.rs
+++ b/crates/transcription/src/local_engine.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use transcribe_rs::{SpeechModel, TranscribeOptions, TranscriptionResult};
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::{
     AudioSamples, EngineName, ModelId, Segment, Transcript, TranscriptionOptions,
 };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Transcriber for SpeechModelAdapter {
         let result: TranscriptionResult = self
             .0
             .transcribe(samples, &opts)
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::TranscriptionFailed(e.to_string()))?;
         Ok(result
             .segments
             .unwrap_or_default()
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl LocalEngine {
         options: &TranscriptionOptions,
     ) -> Result<TimedTranscript> {
         let mut guard = self.engine.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
-        let backend = guard.as_mut().ok_or(MagnotiaError::EngineNotLoaded)?;
+        let backend = guard.as_mut().ok_or(Error::EngineNotLoaded)?;
 
         let start = Instant::now();
         let segments = backend.transcribe_sync(audio.samples(), options)?;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl transcribe_rs::SpeechModel for ParakeetWordGranularity {
 pub fn load_parakeet(model_dir: &Path) -> Result<Box<dyn Transcriber + Send>> {
     use transcribe_rs::onnx::Quantization;
     let model = transcribe_rs::onnx::parakeet::ParakeetModel::load(model_dir, &Quantization::Int8)
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Failed to load Parakeet: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Failed to load Parakeet: {e}")))?;
     Ok(Box::new(SpeechModelAdapter(Box::new(
         ParakeetWordGranularity(model),
     ))))
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub fn load_parakeet(model_dir: &Path) -> Result<Box<dyn Transcriber + Send>> {
 #[cfg(feature = "whisper")]
 pub fn load_whisper(model_path: &Path) -> Result<Box<dyn Transcriber + Send>> {
     let backend = WhisperRsBackend::load(model_path)
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Failed to load Whisper: {e}")))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Failed to load Whisper: {e}")))?;
     Ok(Box::new(backend))
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/transcription/src/model_manager.rs b/crates/transcription/src/model_manager.rs
index 0ac8be6..c42b5a6 100644
--- a/crates/transcription/src/model_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/transcription/src/model_manager.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex};
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::model_registry::{find_model, ModelFile};
 use lumotia_core::types::{DownloadProgress, ModelId};
 
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ impl DownloadReservation {
         let id = id.as_str().to_string();
         let mut active = ACTIVE_DOWNLOADS
             .lock()
-            .map_err(|_| MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed("download lock poisoned".into()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DownloadFailed("download lock poisoned".into()))?;
         if !active.insert(id.clone()) {
-            return Err(MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(format!(
+            return Err(Error::DownloadFailed(format!(
                 "download already in progress for {id}"
             )));
         }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub async fn download(
     progress: impl Fn(DownloadProgress) + Send + 'static,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let _reservation = DownloadReservation::acquire(id)?;
-    let entry = find_model(id).ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::ModelNotFound(id.clone()))?;
+    let entry = find_model(id).ok_or_else(|| Error::ModelNotFound(id.clone()))?;
 
     let dir = model_dir(id);
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn download(
                     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&dest);
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
-                    return Err(MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(format!(
+                    return Err(Error::DownloadFailed(format!(
                         "failed to verify existing {}: {e}",
                         file.filename
                     )));
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ async fn download_file(
     let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
         .build()
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
 
     // Check for existing partial download (resume support)
     let existing_bytes = if part_path.exists() {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async fn download_file(
     let response = request
         .send()
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
 
     // If we requested Range but the server returned 200 (full file), the
     // server does not support resume. Rather than blindly appending a
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ async fn download_file(
                 false
             }
             other => {
-                return Err(MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(format!(
+                return Err(Error::DownloadFailed(format!(
                     "resume request returned unexpected status {other}"
                 )));
             }
         }
     } else {
         if !response.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(format!(
+            return Err(Error::DownloadFailed(format!(
                 "download returned HTTP {} for {}",
                 response.status(),
                 file.filename
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ async fn download_file(
     }
 
     while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await {
-        let chunk = chunk.map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+        let chunk = chunk.map_err(|e| Error::DownloadFailed(e.to_string()))?;
         std::io::Write::write_all(&mut out, &chunk)?;
         hasher.update(&chunk);
         downloaded += chunk.len() as u64;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ async fn download_file(
     let actual = format!("{:x}", hasher.finalize());
     if actual != file.sha256 {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&part_path);
-        return Err(MagnotiaError::DownloadFailed(format!(
+        return Err(Error::DownloadFailed(format!(
             "SHA256 mismatch for {}: expected {}, got {}",
             file.filename, file.sha256, actual
         )));
diff --git a/crates/transcription/src/orchestrator.rs b/crates/transcription/src/orchestrator.rs
index 26629ce..dec6027 100644
--- a/crates/transcription/src/orchestrator.rs
+++ b/crates/transcription/src/orchestrator.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use lumotia_cloud_providers::{
     CostClass, EngineProfile, ProviderCapabilities, ProviderId, ProviderKind, ProviderTranscript,
     TranscriptionProvider,
 };
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::types::{AudioSamples, TranscriptionOptions};
 
 use crate::local_engine::LocalEngine;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl TranscriptionProvider for LocalProviderAdapter {
         if self.engine.is_loaded() {
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err(MagnotiaError::EngineNotLoaded)
+            Err(Error::EngineNotLoaded)
         }
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl TranscriptionProvider for LocalProviderAdapter {
         let engine = self.engine.clone();
         let timed = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || engine.transcribe_sync(&audio, &options))
             .await
-            .map_err(|e| MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}")))??;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::TranscriptionFailed(format!("Task join error: {e}")))??;
         Ok(ProviderTranscript {
             transcript: timed.transcript,
             inference_ms: timed.inference_ms,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Orchestrator {
     pub fn resolve(&self, profile: &EngineProfile) -> Result<Arc<dyn TranscriptionProvider>> {
         self.registry
             .get(&profile.engine_id)
-            .ok_or_else(|| MagnotiaError::ProviderNotRegistered(profile.engine_id.to_string()))
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::ProviderNotRegistered(profile.engine_id.to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Transcribe audio using the provider named in the profile. The
diff --git a/crates/transcription/src/whisper_rs_backend.rs b/crates/transcription/src/whisper_rs_backend.rs
index 16557f9..2af5351 100644
--- a/crates/transcription/src/whisper_rs_backend.rs
+++ b/crates/transcription/src/whisper_rs_backend.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use whisper_rs::{FullParams, SamplingStrategy, WhisperContext, WhisperContextParameters};
 
-use lumotia_core::error::{MagnotiaError, Result};
+use lumotia_core::error::{Error, Result};
 use lumotia_core::hardware::vulkan_loader_available;
 use lumotia_core::tuning::{inference_thread_count, Workload};
 use lumotia_core::types::{Segment, TranscriptionOptions};
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Transcriber for WhisperRsBackend {
         );
 
         let mut state = self.ctx.create_state().map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(
+            Error::TranscriptionFailed(
                 WhisperBackendError::State(e.to_string()).to_string(),
             )
         })?;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Transcriber for WhisperRsBackend {
         params.set_print_realtime(false);
 
         state.full(params, samples).map_err(|e| {
-            MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(
+            Error::TranscriptionFailed(
                 WhisperBackendError::Transcribe(e.to_string()).to_string(),
             )
         })?;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Transcriber for WhisperRsBackend {
             let text = seg
                 .to_str()
                 .map_err(|e| {
-                    MagnotiaError::TranscriptionFailed(
+                    Error::TranscriptionFailed(
                         WhisperBackendError::Transcribe(e.to_string()).to_string(),
                     )
                 })?