diff --git a/examples/debate.py b/examples/debate.py
index 77a2ce129..cf0c0124c 100644
--- a/examples/debate.py
+++ b/examples/debate.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Trump(Role):
     async def _observe(self) -> int:
         await super()._observe()
         # accept messages sent (from opponent) to self, disregard own messages from the last round
-        self._rc.news = [msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.is_recipient({self.name})]
+        self._rc.news = [msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.contain_any({self.name})]
         return len(self._rc.news)
 
     async def _act(self) -> Message:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Biden(Role):
         # accept the very first human instruction (the debate topic) or messages sent (from opponent) to self,
         # disregard own messages from the last round
         message_filter = {BossRequirement, self.name}
-        self._rc.news = [msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.is_recipient(message_filter)]
+        self._rc.news = [msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.contain_any(message_filter)]
         return len(self._rc.news)
 
     async def _act(self) -> Message:
diff --git a/metagpt/actions/write_code.py b/metagpt/actions/write_code.py
index 8b6451134..f2a4744d9 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/write_code.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/write_code.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WriteCode(Action):
             return
 
         message_filter = {WriteDesign}
-        design = [i for i in context if i.is_recipient(message_filter)][0]
+        design = [i for i in context if i.contain_any(message_filter)][0]
 
         ws_name = CodeParser.parse_str(block="Python package name", text=design.content)
         ws_path = WORKSPACE_ROOT / ws_name
diff --git a/metagpt/environment.py b/metagpt/environment.py
index 75a790714..fb564e1ab 100644
--- a/metagpt/environment.py
+++ b/metagpt/environment.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Environment(BaseModel):
         found = False
         # According to the routing feature plan in Chapter 2.2.3.2 of RFC 113
         for obj, subscribed_tags in self.consumers.items():
-            if message.is_recipient(subscribed_tags):
+            if message.contain_any(subscribed_tags):
                 obj.put_message(message)
                 found = True
         if not found:
diff --git a/metagpt/memory/longterm_memory.py b/metagpt/memory/longterm_memory.py
index e73ae334e..2a4b604e0 100644
--- a/metagpt/memory/longterm_memory.py
+++ b/metagpt/memory/longterm_memory.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 @Desc   : the implement of Long-term memory
 @Modified By: mashenquan, 2023-11-1. According to Chapter 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of RFC 116:
-    1. Replace code related to message filtering with the `Message.is_recipient` function.
+    1. Replace code related to message filtering with the `Message.contain_any` function.
 """
 
 from metagpt.logs import logger
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class LongTermMemory(Memory):
 
     def add(self, message: Message):
         super(LongTermMemory, self).add(message)
-        if message.is_recipient(self.rc.watch) and not self.msg_from_recover:
+        if message.contain_any(self.rc.watch) and not self.msg_from_recover:
             # currently, only add role's watching messages to its memory_storage
             # and ignore adding messages from recover repeatedly
             self.memory_storage.add(message)
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/engineer.py b/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
index 8778471cc..882cf89dd 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Engineer(Role):
         # Parse task lists
         message_filter = {WriteTasks}
         for message in self._rc.news:
-            if not message.is_recipient(message_filter):
+            if not message.contain_any(message_filter):
                 continue
             self.todos = self.parse_tasks(message)
 
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/qa_engineer.py b/metagpt/roles/qa_engineer.py
index 05fc5b217..104aa3dfb 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/qa_engineer.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/qa_engineer.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class QaEngineer(Role):
     async def _observe(self) -> int:
         await super()._observe()
         self._rc.news = [
-            msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.is_recipient({self.profile})
+            msg for msg in self._rc.news if msg.contain_any({self.profile})
         ]  # only relevant msgs count as observed news
         return len(self._rc.news)
 
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ class QaEngineer(Role):
         for msg in self._rc.news:
             # Decide what to do based on observed msg type, currently defined by human,
             # might potentially be moved to _think, that is, let the agent decides for itself
-            if msg.is_recipient(code_filters):
+            if msg.contain_any(code_filters):
                 # engineer wrote a code, time to write a test for it
                 await self._write_test(msg)
-            elif msg.is_recipient(test_filters):
+            elif msg.contain_any(test_filters):
                 # I wrote or debugged my test code, time to run it
                 await self._run_code(msg)
-            elif msg.is_recipient(run_filters):
+            elif msg.contain_any(run_filters):
                 # I ran my test code, time to fix bugs, if any
                 await self._debug_error(msg)
         self.test_round += 1
diff --git a/metagpt/schema.py b/metagpt/schema.py
index e89ac00ea..1b00843a6 100644
--- a/metagpt/schema.py
+++ b/metagpt/schema.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ class Routes(BaseModel):
             self.routes.append({})
         return self.routes[0]
 
-    def is_recipient(self, tags: Set) -> bool:
-        """Check if it is the message recipient."""
+    def contain_any(self, tags: Set) -> bool:
+        """Check if this object contains these tags."""
         route = self._get_route()
         to_tags = route.get(MESSAGE_ROUTE_TO)
         if not to_tags:
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ class Message(BaseModel):
         """Add a subscription label for the recipients."""
         self.route.add_to(tag)
 
-    def is_recipient(self, tags: Set):
+    def contain_any(self, tags: Set):
         """Return true if any input label exists in the message's subscription labels."""
-        return self.route.is_recipient(tags)
+        return self.route.contain_any(tags)
 
     def __str__(self):
         # prefix = '-'.join([self.role, str(self.cause_by)])
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/test_schema.py b/tests/metagpt/test_schema.py
index 5ebc7ce1d..05127362b 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/test_schema.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_message():
     m = Message("a", role="b", cause_by="c", x="d")
     assert m.content == "a"
     assert m.role == "b"
-    assert m.is_recipient({"c"})
+    assert m.contain_any({"c"})
     assert m.cause_by == "c"
     assert m.get_meta("x") == "d"
 
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ def test_routes():
     assert route.msg_to == {"b", "c"}
     route.set_to({"e", "f"})
     assert route.msg_to == {"e", "f"}
-    assert route.is_recipient({"e"})
-    assert route.is_recipient({"f"})
-    assert not route.is_recipient({"a"})
+    assert route.contain_any({"e"})
+    assert route.contain_any({"f"})
+    assert not route.contain_any({"a"})
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":