diff --git a/lua/flatten/core.lua b/lua/flatten/core.lua
index db275f7..5ff3b85 100644
--- a/lua/flatten/core.lua
+++ b/lua/flatten/core.lua
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function M.edit_files(opts)
   local force_block = opts.force_block
   local argv = opts.argv
   local config = require("flatten").config
-  local callbacks = config.callbacks
+  local hooks = config.hooks
   local focus_first = config.window.focus == "first"
   local open = config.window.open
   local data = opts.data
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function M.edit_files(opts)
     return false
   end
 
-  callbacks.pre_open({
+  hooks.pre_open({
     data = data,
   })
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function M.edit_files(opts)
       vim.api.nvim_exec2(cmd, {})
     end
 
-    callbacks.post_open({
+    hooks.post_open({
       bufnr = bufnr,
       winnr = winnr,
       filetype = ft,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function M.edit_files(opts)
     if block then
       M.augroup =
         vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("flatten_notify", { clear = true })
-      notify_when_done(response_pipe, bufnr, callbacks.block_end, {
+      notify_when_done(response_pipe, bufnr, hooks.block_end, {
         filetype = ft,
         data = data,
       })
diff --git a/lua/flatten/guest.lua b/lua/flatten/guest.lua
index a77a128..78e6826 100644
--- a/lua/flatten/guest.lua
+++ b/lua/flatten/guest.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ local function send_files(files, stdin, quickfix)
   local config = require("flatten").config
 
   local force_block = vim.g.flatten_wait ~= nil
-    or config.callbacks.should_block(vim.v.argv)
+    or config.hooks.should_block(vim.v.argv)
 
   local server = vim.fn.fnameescape(vim.v.servername)
   local cwd = vim.fn.fnameescape(vim.fn.getcwd(-1, -1))
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ local function send_files(files, stdin, quickfix)
     force_block = force_block,
   }
 
-  if config.callbacks.guest_data then
-    args.data = config.callbacks.guest_data()
+  if config.hooks.guest_data then
+    args.data = config.hooks.guest_data()
   end
 
   for _, buf in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function M.init(host_pipe)
 
   local config = require("flatten").config
 
-  if config.callbacks.should_nest and config.callbacks.should_nest(host) then
+  if config.hooks.should_nest and config.hooks.should_nest(host) then
     return
   end
 
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ function M.init(host_pipe)
       if nfiles < 1 and not quickfix then
         local should_nest, should_block = config.nest_if_no_args, false
 
-        if config.callbacks.no_files then
+        if config.hooks.no_files then
           local result = require("flatten.rpc").exec_on_host(
             host,
             function(argv)
-              return require("flatten").config.callbacks.no_files({
+              return require("flatten").config.hooks.no_files({
                 argv = argv,
               })
             end,
diff --git a/lua/flatten/init.lua b/lua/flatten/init.lua
index ea96c06..ba4e418 100644
--- a/lua/flatten/init.lua
+++ b/lua/flatten/init.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---@class Flatten
----@field callbacks Flatten.Callbacks
+---@field hooks Flatten.Hooks
 ---@field config Flatten.Config
 local Flatten = {}
 
 ---Top-level config table
 ---@class Flatten.Config
----@field callbacks Flatten.Callbacks
+---@field hooks Flatten.Hooks
 ---@field window Flatten.WindowConfig
 ---@field integrations Flatten.Integrations
 ---@field block_for Flatten.BlockFor
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local Flatten = {}
 ---@field nest_if_no_args Flatten.NestIfNoArgs
 
 ---@class Flatten.PartialConfig: Flatten.Config
----@field callbacks Flatten.Callbacks
+---@field hooks Flatten.Hooks
 ---@field window Flatten.WindowConfig?
 ---@field integrations Flatten.Integrations?
 ---@field block_for Flatten.BlockFor?
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ local Flatten = {}
 ---Flatten nested instances in wezterm tabs / panes
 ---@field wezterm? boolean
 
----Passed to callbacks that handle opening files
+---Passed to hooks that handle opening files
 ---@class Flatten.BufInfo
 ---@field fname string
 ---@field bufnr Flatten.BufferId
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ local Flatten = {}
 ---@class Flatten.NoFilesArgs
 ---@field argv string[]
 
----Callbacks to define custom behavior
----@class Flatten.Callbacks
+---Hooks to define custom behavior
+---@class Flatten.Hooks
 ---Called to determine if a nested session should wait for the host to close the file.
 ---@field should_block? fun(argv: string[]):boolean
 ---If this returns true, the nested session will be opened.
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ local Flatten = {}
 ---for communication between the host and guest, and to determine whether
 ---an nvim instance is a host or guest in the first place.
 ---@field pipe_path? fun():string?
-local Callbacks = {}
+local Hooks = {}
 
-Flatten.callbacks = Callbacks
+Flatten.hooks = Hooks
 
 ---Called to determine if a nested session should wait for the host to close the file.
 ---@param argv string[]
 ---@return boolean
-function Callbacks.should_block(argv)
+function Hooks.should_block(argv)
   local _ = argv
   return false
 end
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ end
 ---config.nest_if_no_args is respected.
 ---@param host integer channel id
 ---@return boolean
-function Callbacks.should_nest(host)
+function Hooks.should_nest(host)
   -- don't nest in a neovim terminal (unless nest_if_no_args is set)
   if vim.env.NVIM ~= nil then
     return false
@@ -193,19 +193,19 @@ end
 
 ---Called before a nested session is opened.
 ---@param opts Flatten.PreOpenContext
-function Callbacks.pre_open(opts)
+function Hooks.pre_open(opts)
   local _ = opts
 end
 
 ---Called after a nested session is opened.
 ---@param opts Flatten.PostOpenContext
-function Callbacks.post_open(opts)
+function Hooks.post_open(opts)
   local _ = opts
 end
 
 ---Called when a nested session is done waiting for the host.
 ---@param opts Flatten.BlockEndContext
-function Callbacks.block_end(opts)
+function Hooks.block_end(opts)
   local _ = opts
 end
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ end
 ---to nest or not. The default implementation returns config.nest_if_no_args.
 ---@param opts { argv: string[] }
 ---@return Flatten.NoFilesBehavior
-function Callbacks.no_files(opts)
+function Hooks.no_files(opts)
   if not Flatten.config.nest_if_no_args then
     return false
   end
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ end
 
 ---Only executed on the guest, used to pass arbitrary data to the host.
 ---@return any
-function Callbacks.guest_data()
+function Hooks.guest_data()
   return nil
 end
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ end
 ---for communication between the host and guest, and to determine whether
 ---an nvim instance is a host or guest in the first place.
 ---@return string | integer | nil
-function Callbacks.pipe_path()
+function Hooks.pipe_path()
   -- If running in a terminal inside Neovim:
   if vim.env.NVIM then
     return vim.env.NVIM
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ end
 
 ---@type Flatten.Config
 Flatten.config = {
-  callbacks = Callbacks,
+  hooks = Hooks,
   block_for = {
     gitcommit = true,
     gitrebase = true,
@@ -295,7 +295,21 @@ end
 function Flatten.setup(opts)
   Flatten.config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", opts or {}, Flatten.config)
 
-  local pipe_path = Flatten.config.callbacks.pipe_path()
+  if vim.tbl_get(Flatten.config, "callbacks") ~= nil then
+    vim.schedule(function()
+      vim.notify_once(
+        "flatten.nvim: `callbacks` is deprecated, use `hooks` instead",
+        vim.log.levels.WARN,
+        {
+          title = "flatten.nvim",
+          filetype = "markdown",
+        }
+      )
+    end)
+    Flatten.config.hooks = vim.tbl_get(Flatten.config, "callbacks")
+  end
+
+  local pipe_path = Flatten.config.hooks.pipe_path()
 
   if
     pipe_path == nil