diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs b/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
index 6935275..59ea75c 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 //! lychee is based on a chain of responsibility, where each handler can modify
 //! a request and decide if it should be passed to the next element or not.
 //!
-//! The chain is implemented as a vector of [`Chainable`] handlers. It is
+//! The chain is implemented as a vector of [`Handler`] handlers. It is
 //! traversed by calling [`Chain::traverse`], which will call
-//! [`Chainable::chain`] on each handler in the chain consecutively.
+//! [`Handler::chain`] on each handler in the chain consecutively.
 //!
-//! To add external handlers, you can implement the [`Chainable`] trait and add
+//! To add external handlers, you can implement the [`Handler`] trait and add
 //! the handler to the chain.
 //!
 //! [pattern]: https://github.com/lpxxn/rust-design-pattern/blob/master/behavioral/chain_of_responsibility.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ pub(crate) type RequestChain = Chain<reqwest::Request, Status>;
 /// This holds all handlers, which were chained together.
 /// Handlers are traversed in order.
 ///
-/// Each handler needs to implement the `Chainable` trait and be `Send`, because
+/// Each handler needs to implement the `Handler` trait and be `Send`, because
 /// the chain is traversed concurrently and the handlers can be sent between
 /// threads.
-pub(crate) type InnerChain<T, R> = Vec<Box<dyn Chainable<T, R> + Send>>;
+pub(crate) type InnerChain<T, R> = Vec<Box<dyn Handler<T, R> + Send>>;
 
 /// The outer chain type.
 ///
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<T, R> Chain<T, R> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Chainable trait for implementing request handlers
+/// Handler trait for implementing request handlers
 ///
 /// This trait needs to be implemented by all chainable handlers.
 /// It is the only requirement to handle requests in lychee.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<T, R> Chain<T, R> {
 /// handler. This allows for modifying the request, such as adding headers or
 /// changing the URL (e.g. for remapping or filtering).
 #[async_trait]
-pub trait Chainable<T, R>: Debug {
+pub trait Handler<T, R>: Debug {
     /// Given an input request, return a [`ChainResult`] to continue or stop the
     /// chain.
     ///
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub trait Chainable<T, R>: Debug {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use lychee_lib::{Chainable, ChainResult, Status};
+    /// use lychee_lib::{Handler, ChainResult, Status};
     /// use reqwest::Request;
     /// use async_trait::async_trait;
     ///
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub trait Chainable<T, R>: Debug {
     /// struct AddHeader;
     ///
     /// #[async_trait]
-    /// impl Chainable<Request, Status> for AddHeader {
+    /// impl Handler<Request, Status> for AddHeader {
     ///    async fn chain(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
     ///      // You can modify the request however you like here
     ///      request.headers_mut().append("X-Header", "value".parse().unwrap());
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ mod test {
     use super::{
         ChainResult,
         ChainResult::{Done, Next},
-        Chainable,
+        Handler,
     };
     use async_trait::async_trait;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ mod test {
     struct Result(usize);
 
     #[async_trait]
-    impl Chainable<Result, Result> for Add {
+    impl Handler<Result, Result> for Add {
         async fn chain(&mut self, req: Result) -> ChainResult<Result, Result> {
             let added = req.0 + self.0;
             if added > 100 {
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs b/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
index 695c00f..ba89c1c 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    chain::{ChainResult, Chainable},
+    chain::{ChainResult, Handler},
     retry::RetryExt,
     Status,
 };
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn clone_unwrap(request: &Request) -> Request {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl Chainable<Request, Status> for Checker {
+impl Handler<Request, Status> for Checker {
     async fn chain(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         ChainResult::Done(self.retry_request(input).await)
     }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/client.rs b/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
index 0bbc422..15f9397 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::ClientBuilder;
     use crate::{
-        chain::{ChainResult, Chainable, RequestChain},
+        chain::{ChainResult, Handler, RequestChain},
         mock_server,
         test_utils::get_mock_client_response,
         Request, Status, Uri,
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ mod tests {
         struct ExampleHandler();
 
         #[async_trait]
-        impl Chainable<Request, Status> for ExampleHandler {
+        impl Handler<Request, Status> for ExampleHandler {
             async fn chain(&mut self, _: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
                 ChainResult::Done(Status::Excluded)
             }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/lib.rs b/lychee-lib/src/lib.rs
index 272bd78..98a0701 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ use openssl_sys as _; // required for vendored-openssl feature
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use crate::{
     basic_auth::BasicAuthExtractor,
-    // Expose the `Chainable` trait to allow defining external handlers (plugins)
-    chain::{ChainResult, Chainable},
+    // Expose the `Handler` trait to allow defining external handlers (plugins)
+    chain::{ChainResult, Handler},
     // Constants get exposed so that the CLI can use the same defaults as the library
     client::{
         check, Client, ClientBuilder, DEFAULT_MAX_REDIRECTS, DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES,
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs b/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
index 333b921..69976fc 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    chain::{ChainResult, Chainable},
+    chain::{ChainResult, Handler},
     Status,
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl Quirks {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl Chainable<Request, Status> for Quirks {
+impl Handler<Request, Status> for Quirks {
     async fn chain(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         ChainResult::Next(self.apply(input))
     }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs b/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
index 906357f..74a4531 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use reqwest::Request;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::chain::{ChainResult, Chainable};
+use crate::chain::{ChainResult, Handler};
 use crate::Status;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Error, PartialEq)]
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl BasicAuthCredentials {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl Chainable<Request, Status> for Option<BasicAuthCredentials> {
+impl Handler<Request, Status> for Option<BasicAuthCredentials> {
     async fn chain(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         if let Some(credentials) = self {
             request