diff --git a/nanobot/providers/anthropic_provider.py b/nanobot/providers/anthropic_provider.py
index 4b90080a0..7ed94a9ba 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/anthropic_provider.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/anthropic_provider.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class AnthropicProvider(LLMProvider):
         return value if value > 0 else None
 
     @classmethod
-    def _error_response(cls, e: Exception) -> LLMResponse:
+    def _handle_error(cls, e: Exception) -> LLMResponse:
         response = getattr(e, "response", None)
         headers = getattr(response, "headers", None)
         payload = (
@@ -505,10 +505,6 @@ class AnthropicProvider(LLMProvider):
     # Public API
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _handle_error(cls, e: Exception) -> LLMResponse:
-        return cls._error_response(e)
-
     async def chat(
         self,
         messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
@@ -527,7 +523,7 @@ class AnthropicProvider(LLMProvider):
             response = await self._client.messages.create(**kwargs)
             return self._parse_response(response)
         except Exception as e:
-            return self._error_response(e)
+            return self._handle_error(e)
 
     async def chat_stream(
         self,
@@ -573,7 +569,7 @@ class AnthropicProvider(LLMProvider):
                 error_kind="timeout",
             )
         except Exception as e:
-            return self._error_response(e)
+            return self._handle_error(e)
 
     def get_default_model(self) -> str:
         return self.default_model
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_provider_error_metadata.py b/tests/providers/test_provider_error_metadata.py
index 27f0eb0f1..ea2532acf 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_provider_error_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_provider_error_metadata.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_openai_handle_error_marks_timeout_kind() -> None:
     assert response.error_kind == "timeout"
 
 
-def test_anthropic_error_response_extracts_structured_metadata() -> None:
+def test_anthropic_handle_error_extracts_structured_metadata() -> None:
     class FakeStatusError(Exception):
         pass
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_anthropic_error_response_extracts_structured_metadata() -> None:
     )
     err.body = {"type": "error", "error": {"type": "rate_limit_error"}}
 
-    response = AnthropicProvider._error_response(err)
+    response = AnthropicProvider._handle_error(err)
 
     assert response.finish_reason == "error"
     assert response.error_status_code == 408
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ def test_anthropic_error_response_extracts_structured_metadata() -> None:
     assert response.error_should_retry is True
 
 
-def test_anthropic_error_response_marks_connection_kind() -> None:
+def test_anthropic_handle_error_marks_connection_kind() -> None:
     class FakeConnectionError(Exception):
         pass
 
-    response = AnthropicProvider._error_response(FakeConnectionError("connection"))
+    response = AnthropicProvider._handle_error(FakeConnectionError("connection"))
 
     assert response.finish_reason == "error"
     assert response.error_kind == "connection"