diff --git a/include/valkey/valkeycluster.h b/include/valkey/valkeycluster.h
index 3f38034..9300551 100644
--- a/include/valkey/valkeycluster.h
+++ b/include/valkey/valkeycluster.h
@@ -259,9 +259,10 @@ void valkeyClusterReset(valkeyClusterContext *cc);
 /* Update the slotmap by querying any node. */
 int valkeyClusterUpdateSlotmap(valkeyClusterContext *cc);
 
-/* Internal functions */
-valkeyContext *ctx_get_by_node(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
-                               valkeyClusterNode *node);
+/* Get the valkeyContext used for communication with a given node.
+ * Connects or reconnects to the node if necessary. */
+valkeyContext *valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
+                                             valkeyClusterNode *node);
 
 /*
  * Asynchronous API
@@ -316,9 +317,10 @@ int valkeyClusterAsyncFormattedCommandToNode(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
                                              void *privdata, char *cmd,
                                              int len);
 
-/* Internal functions */
-valkeyAsyncContext *actx_get_by_node(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
-                                     valkeyClusterNode *node);
+/* Get the valkeyAsyncContext used for communication with a given node.
+ * Connects or reconnects to the node if necessary. */
+valkeyAsyncContext *valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
+                                                       valkeyClusterNode *node);
 
 /* Cluster node iterator functions */
 void valkeyClusterInitNodeIterator(valkeyClusterNodeIterator *iter,
diff --git a/src/valkeycluster.c b/src/valkeycluster.c
index c0a3542..42062cf 100644
--- a/src/valkeycluster.c
+++ b/src/valkeycluster.c
@@ -1788,8 +1788,8 @@ int valkeyClusterConnect2(valkeyClusterContext *cc) {
     return valkeyClusterUpdateSlotmap(cc);
 }
 
-valkeyContext *ctx_get_by_node(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
-                               valkeyClusterNode *node) {
+valkeyContext *valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
+                                             valkeyClusterNode *node) {
     valkeyContext *c = NULL;
     if (node == NULL) {
         return NULL;
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ static int valkeyClusterAppendCommandInternal(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
         return VALKEY_ERR;
     }
 
-    c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+    c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
     if (c == NULL) {
         return VALKEY_ERR;
     } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ static void *valkey_cluster_command_execute(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
         }
     }
 
-    c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+    c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
     if (c == NULL || c->err) {
         /* Failed to connect. Maybe there was a failover and this node is gone.
          * Update slotmap to find out. */
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static void *valkey_cluster_command_execute(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
         if (node == NULL) {
             goto error;
         }
-        c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+        c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
         if (c == NULL) {
             goto error;
         } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ static void *valkey_cluster_command_execute(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
                 }
             }
 
-            c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+            c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
             if (c == NULL) {
                 goto error;
             } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ static void *valkey_cluster_command_execute(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
             freeReplyObject(reply);
             reply = NULL;
 
-            c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+            c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
             if (c == NULL) {
                 goto error;
             } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ void *valkeyClustervCommandToNode(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
     void *reply;
     int updating_slotmap = 0;
 
-    c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+    c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
     if (c == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ int valkeyClustervAppendCommandToNode(valkeyClusterContext *cc,
         cc->requests->free = listCommandFree;
     }
 
-    c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+    c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
     if (c == NULL) {
         return VALKEY_ERR;
     } else if (c->err) {
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ static int valkeyClusterSendAll(valkeyClusterContext *cc) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        c = ctx_get_by_node(cc, node);
+        c = valkeyClusterGetValkeyContext(cc, node);
         if (c == NULL) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -2880,8 +2880,9 @@ static void unlinkAsyncContextAndNode(void *data) {
     }
 }
 
-valkeyAsyncContext *actx_get_by_node(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
-                                     valkeyClusterNode *node) {
+valkeyAsyncContext *
+valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
+                                   valkeyClusterNode *node) {
     valkeyAsyncContext *ac;
     int ret;
 
@@ -3168,7 +3169,7 @@ static int updateSlotMapAsync(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
         }
 
         /* Get libvalkey context, connect if needed */
-        ac = actx_get_by_node(acc, node);
+        ac = valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(acc, node);
     }
     if (ac == NULL)
         goto error; /* Specific error already set */
@@ -3277,7 +3278,7 @@ static void valkeyClusterAsyncCallback(valkeyAsyncContext *ac, void *r,
             if (slot >= 0) {
                 cc->table[slot] = node;
             }
-            ac_retry = actx_get_by_node(acc, node);
+            ac_retry = valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(acc, node);
 
             break;
         case CLUSTER_ERR_ASK:
@@ -3287,7 +3288,7 @@ static void valkeyClusterAsyncCallback(valkeyAsyncContext *ac, void *r,
                 goto done;
             }
 
-            ac_retry = actx_get_by_node(acc, node);
+            ac_retry = valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(acc, node);
             if (ac_retry == NULL) {
                 /* Specific error already set */
                 goto done;
@@ -3411,7 +3412,7 @@ int valkeyClusterAsyncFormattedCommand(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    ac = actx_get_by_node(acc, node);
+    ac = valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(acc, node);
     if (ac == NULL) {
         /* Specific error already set */
         goto error;
@@ -3463,7 +3464,7 @@ int valkeyClusterAsyncFormattedCommandToNode(valkeyClusterAsyncContext *acc,
         return VALKEY_ERR;
     }
 
-    ac = actx_get_by_node(acc, node);
+    ac = valkeyClusterGetValkeyAsyncContext(acc, node);
     if (ac == NULL) {
         /* Specific error already set */
         return VALKEY_ERR;