diff --git a/nanobot/nanobot.py b/nanobot/nanobot.py
index 95185ba47..ace49ac0c 100644
--- a/nanobot/nanobot.py
+++ b/nanobot/nanobot.py
@@ -101,4 +101,13 @@ class Nanobot:
             messages=capture.messages,
         )
 
+    async def aclose(self) -> None:
+        """Release resources held by this instance (MCP connections, etc.)."""
+        await self._loop.close_mcp()
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> Nanobot:
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *exc: object) -> None:
+        await self.aclose()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_nanobot_facade.py b/tests/test_nanobot_facade.py
index 24f4681db..25474d9e2 100644
--- a/tests/test_nanobot_facade.py
+++ b/tests/test_nanobot_facade.py
@@ -326,3 +326,40 @@ async def test_sdk_capture_prefers_run_level_snapshot():
 
     assert hook.tools_used == ["read_file"]
     assert hook.messages == final_messages
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_aclose_delegates_to_loop_close_mcp(tmp_path):
+    config_path = _write_config(tmp_path)
+    bot = Nanobot.from_config(config_path, workspace=tmp_path)
+    bot._loop.close_mcp = AsyncMock()
+
+    await bot.aclose()
+
+    bot._loop.close_mcp.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_context_manager_calls_aclose_on_exit(tmp_path):
+    config_path = _write_config(tmp_path)
+    bot = Nanobot.from_config(config_path, workspace=tmp_path)
+    bot._loop.close_mcp = AsyncMock()
+
+    async with bot as b:
+        assert b is bot
+
+    bot._loop.close_mcp.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_context_manager_does_not_swallow_exceptions(tmp_path):
+    config_path = _write_config(tmp_path)
+    bot = Nanobot.from_config(config_path, workspace=tmp_path)
+    bot._loop.close_mcp = AsyncMock()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        async with bot as b:
+            assert b is bot
+            raise ValueError("boom")
+
+    bot._loop.close_mcp.assert_awaited_once()