diff --git a/internal/librarian/library.go b/internal/librarian/library.go
index 6e506719d3..dd64dc5d03 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/library.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/library.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/config"
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/golang"
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/java"
+	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/nodejs"
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/python"
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/rust"
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/librarian/swift"
@@ -193,16 +194,16 @@ func mergePackageDependencies(defaults, lib []*config.RustPackageDependency) []*
 	return result
 }
 
-// isVeneer reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping generated
-// code.
-func isVeneer(language string, lib *config.Library) bool {
+// isMixedLibrary reports whether the library is composed of both handwritten
+// and librarian-generated code.
+func isMixedLibrary(language string, lib *config.Library) bool {
 	switch language {
 	case config.LanguageRust:
-		return rust.IsVeneer(lib)
+		return rust.IsMixedLibrary(lib)
 	case config.LanguageSwift:
-		return swift.IsModule(lib)
+		return swift.IsMixedLibrary(lib)
 	case config.LanguageNodejs:
-		return lib.Output != "" && len(lib.APIs) == 0
+		return nodejs.IsMixedLibrary(lib)
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
@@ -215,8 +216,8 @@ func libraryOutput(language string, lib *config.Library, defaults *config.Defaul
 	if lib.Output != "" {
 		return lib.Output
 	}
-	if isVeneer(language, lib) {
-		// Veneers require explicit output, so return empty if not set.
+	if isMixedLibrary(language, lib) {
+		// Mixed or non-generated libraries require explicit output, so return empty if not set.
 		return ""
 	}
 	apiPath := deriveAPIPath(language, lib.Name)
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func libraryOutput(language string, lib *config.Library, defaults *config.Defaul
 
 // applyDefaults applies language-specific derivations and fills defaults.
 func applyDefaults(language string, lib *config.Library, defaults *config.Default) (*config.Library, error) {
-	if !isVeneer(language, lib) {
+	if !isMixedLibrary(language, lib) {
 		if len(lib.APIs) == 0 && canDeriveAPIPath(language) {
 			// Do not derive API path for some languages because the library
 			// name doesn't contain all the required info.
@@ -245,8 +246,8 @@ func applyDefaults(language string, lib *config.Library, defaults *config.Defaul
 		}
 	}
 	if lib.Output == "" {
-		if isVeneer(language, lib) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("veneer %q requires an explicit output path", lib.Name)
+		if isMixedLibrary(language, lib) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("library %q requires an explicit output path", lib.Name)
 		}
 		var apiPath string
 		if len(lib.APIs) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/librarian/library_test.go b/internal/librarian/library_test.go
index 89f645e847..8d96388e06 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/library_test.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/library_test.go
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ func TestCanDeriveAPIPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIsMixedLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		name     string
 		language string
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 		want     bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:     "rust is veneer",
+			name:     "rust is mixed library",
 			language: config.LanguageRust,
 			lib: &config.Library{
 				Rust: &config.RustCrate{
@@ -662,13 +662,13 @@ func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 			want: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "rust is not veneer",
+			name:     "rust is not mixed library",
 			language: config.LanguageRust,
 			lib:      &config.Library{},
 			want:     false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "nodejs handwritten tool is veneer",
+			name:     "nodejs handwritten tool is mixed library",
 			language: config.LanguageNodejs,
 			lib: &config.Library{
 				Output: "packages/typeless-sample-bot",
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 			want: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "nodejs gapic lib is not veneer",
+			name:     "nodejs gapic lib is not mixed library",
 			language: config.LanguageNodejs,
 			lib: &config.Library{
 				Output: "packages/gapic-lib",
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isVeneer(test.language, test.lib); got != test.want {
-				t.Errorf("isVeneer(%q, %+v) = %v, want %v", test.language, test.lib, got, test.want)
+			if got := isMixedLibrary(test.language, test.lib); got != test.want {
+				t.Errorf("isMixedLibrary(%q, %+v) = %v, want %v", test.language, test.lib, got, test.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate.go b/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate.go
index 3a0b9a1450..12bc9e5d82 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ const (
 	commonProtos = "google/cloud/common_resources.proto"
 )
 
+// IsMixedLibrary reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping
+// generated or librarian-managed code.
+func IsMixedLibrary(lib *config.Library) bool {
+	return lib.Output != "" && len(lib.APIs) == 0
+}
+
 // Generate generates a Node.js client library.
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, library *config.Library, srcs *sources.Sources) error {
 	googleapisDir := srcs.Googleapis
diff --git a/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate_test.go b/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate_test.go
index 59946778be..a875b98f48 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate_test.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/nodejs/generate_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,45 @@ import (
 
 const googleapisDir = "../../testdata/googleapis"
 
+func TestIsMixedLibrary(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name string
+		lib  *config.Library
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "mixed library case",
+			lib: &config.Library{
+				Output: "packages/typeless-sample-bot",
+				APIs:   nil,
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "standard gapic lib",
+			lib: &config.Library{
+				Output: "packages/gapic-lib",
+				APIs:   []*config.API{{Path: "google/example/v1"}},
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no output set",
+			lib: &config.Library{
+				Output: "",
+				APIs:   nil,
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := IsMixedLibrary(test.lib); got != test.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsMixedLibrary() = %v, want %v", got, test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDerivePackageName(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		name string
diff --git a/internal/librarian/rust/generate.go b/internal/librarian/rust/generate.go
index 2fa1018846..0463b572a9 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/rust/generate.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/rust/generate.go
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/sources"
 )
 
-// IsVeneer reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping generated
-// code.
+// IsMixedLibrary reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping
+// generated code.
 //
-// A library is a veneer when it has Rust module configuration. A library with
-// no APIs and an explicit output is a veneer if its derived API path is not
-// listed in sdk.yaml; libraries whose derived path appears in sdk.yaml are
-// generated libraries whose APIs have not been populated yet (e.g.
-// google-cloud-oslogin-common), not veneers.
-func IsVeneer(lib *config.Library) bool {
+// A library is a mixed library when it has Rust module configuration. A library
+// with no APIs and an explicit output is a mixed library if its derived API
+// path is not listed in sdk.yaml; libraries whose derived path appears in
+// sdk.yaml are generated libraries whose APIs have not yet been populated
+// (e.g. google-cloud-oslogin-common), not mixed libraries.
+func IsMixedLibrary(lib *config.Library) bool {
 	if lib.Rust != nil && len(lib.Rust.Modules) > 0 {
 		return true
 	}
 	if len(lib.APIs) == 0 && lib.Output != "" {
 		// If the derived API path is in sdk.yaml, this is a generated
-		// library whose APIs have not been populated yet, not a veneer.
+		// library whose APIs have not yet been populated, not a mixed library.
 		if serviceconfig.HasAPIPath(DeriveAPIPath(lib.Name), config.LanguageRust) {
 			return false
 		}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func IsVeneer(lib *config.Library) bool {
 
 // Generate generates a Rust client library.
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, library *config.Library, sources *sources.Sources) error {
-	if IsVeneer(library) {
+	if IsMixedLibrary(library) {
 		return generateVeneer(ctx, library, sources)
 	}
 	if len(library.APIs) != 1 {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func generateVeneer(ctx context.Context, library *config.Library, sources *sourc
 
 // Keep returns the list of files to preserve when cleaning the output directory.
 func Keep(library *config.Library) ([]string, error) {
-	if !IsVeneer(library) {
+	if !IsMixedLibrary(library) {
 		return library.Keep, nil
 	}
 	// For veneers, keep all files outside module output directories. We walk
diff --git a/internal/librarian/rust/generate_test.go b/internal/librarian/rust/generate_test.go
index d05b3734a2..faba30c5ca 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/rust/generate_test.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/rust/generate_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestGenerateVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIsMixedLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		name string
 		lib  *config.Library
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ func TestIsVeneer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := IsVeneer(test.lib); got != test.want {
-				t.Errorf("IsVeneer() = %v, want %v", got, test.want)
+			if got := IsMixedLibrary(test.lib); got != test.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsMixedLibrary() = %v, want %v", got, test.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/librarian/swift/generate.go b/internal/librarian/swift/generate.go
index d58fd73950..2e754acead 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/swift/generate.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/swift/generate.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 // Generate generates a Swift client library.
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, library *config.Library, src *sources.Sources) error {
-	if IsModule(library) {
+	if IsMixedLibrary(library) {
 		return generateModule(ctx, library, src)
 	}
 	if len(library.APIs) != 1 {
diff --git a/internal/librarian/swift/is_module.go b/internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library.go
similarity index 86%
rename from internal/librarian/swift/is_module.go
rename to internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library.go
index b46064f919..330c628374 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/swift/is_module.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ package swift
 
 import "github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/config"
 
-// IsModule reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping generated code.
+// IsMixedLibrary reports whether the library has handwritten code wrapping generated code.
 //
 // At the moment, only libraries created for test protos are modules. Such libraries do not have an API and have an
 // explicit output directory.
-func IsModule(lib *config.Library) bool {
+func IsMixedLibrary(lib *config.Library) bool {
 	return lib.Swift != nil && len(lib.Swift.Modules) > 0
 }
diff --git a/internal/librarian/swift/is_module_test.go b/internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library_test.go
similarity index 78%
rename from internal/librarian/swift/is_module_test.go
rename to internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library_test.go
index 23f60a4c4e..3e065d50dc 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/swift/is_module_test.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/swift/is_mixed_library_test.go
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/librarian/internal/config"
 )
 
-func TestIsModule(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIsMixedLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		name string
 		lib  *config.Library
 		want bool
 	}{
-		{"module", &config.Library{Swift: &config.SwiftPackage{Modules: []*config.SwiftModule{{}}}}, true},
+		{"mixed library", &config.Library{Swift: &config.SwiftPackage{Modules: []*config.SwiftModule{{}}}}, true},
 		{"nil swift", &config.Library{}, false},
-		{"empty modules", &config.Library{Swift: &config.SwiftPackage{}}, false},
+		{"fully generated library", &config.Library{Swift: &config.SwiftPackage{}}, false},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := IsModule(test.lib)
+			got := IsMixedLibrary(test.lib)
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(test.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/librarian/tidy.go b/internal/librarian/tidy.go
index 8192186416..6e4b961995 100644
--- a/internal/librarian/tidy.go
+++ b/internal/librarian/tidy.go
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ func tidyLibrary(cfg *config.Config, lib *config.Library) *config.Library {
 	if lib.Output != "" && len(lib.APIs) == 1 && isDerivableOutput(cfg, lib) {
 		lib.Output = ""
 	}
-	if isVeneer(cfg.Language, lib) {
-		// Veneers are never generated, so ensure skip_generate is false.
+	if isMixedLibrary(cfg.Language, lib) {
+		// Mixed libraries with handwritten code or those that are fully handwritten
+		// are never generated, so ensure that skip_generate is false.
 		lib.SkipGenerate = false
 	}
 	if len(lib.Roots) == 1 && lib.Roots[0] == "googleapis" {