diff --git a/opencode_bridge/opencode_client.py b/opencode_bridge/opencode_client.py
index 0ad47d6..60ca98e 100644
--- a/opencode_bridge/opencode_client.py
+++ b/opencode_bridge/opencode_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Async HTTP client for the local OpenCode server."""
 
+import atexit
 import json
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
@@ -13,6 +14,21 @@ class OpenCodeError(Exception):
     """Raised when an OpenCode API request fails."""
 
 
+# Ensure the tornado AsyncHTTPClient singleton is closed at interpreter
+# shutdown so the IOLoop can finish and the process can exit cleanly
+# (otherwise Ctrl+C on `jupyter lab` hangs after "received signal 2,
+# stopping" because the singleton keeps persistent connections alive).
+def _close_opencode_http() -> None:
+    try:
+        AsyncHTTPClient().close()
+    except Exception:
+        # Never block interpreter shutdown on close errors.
+        pass
+
+
+atexit.register(_close_opencode_http)
+
+
 class OpenCodeClient:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -20,7 +36,24 @@ class OpenCodeClient:
         http_client: Optional[AsyncHTTPClient] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._config = config
-        self._http_client = http_client or AsyncHTTPClient()
+        # Use a dedicated client (not the singleton) so close() can
+        # deterministically release its connections without affecting
+        # other components. The module-level atexit still closes the
+        # singleton as a safety net.
+        self._http_client = http_client or AsyncHTTPClient(force_instance=True)
+        self._owns_http_client = http_client is None
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Release the underlying HTTP client's connections. Idempotent."""
+        if getattr(self, "_http_client", None) is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            if self._owns_http_client:
+                self._http_client.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        self._http_client = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        self._owns_http_client = False
 
     async def health(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return await self._request("GET", "/global/health")
@@ -82,15 +115,17 @@ class OpenCodeClient:
         }
         if body is not None:
             request_kwargs["body"] = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
+        # HTTP Basic Auth must be set on the HTTPRequest itself; passing
+        # auth_* as **kwargs to fetch() when the first arg is already an
+        # HTTPRequest is rejected by tornado ("kwargs can't be used if
+        # request is an HTTPRequest object").
+        if self._config.auth is not None:
+            request_kwargs["auth_username"] = self._config.auth[0]
+            request_kwargs["auth_password"] = self._config.auth[1]
 
         request = HTTPRequest(url, **request_kwargs)
 
-        fetch_kwargs: dict[str, str] = {}
-        if self._config.auth is not None:
-            fetch_kwargs["auth_username"] = self._config.auth[0]
-            fetch_kwargs["auth_password"] = self._config.auth[1]
-
-        response = await self._http_client.fetch(request, **fetch_kwargs)
+        response = await self._http_client.fetch(request)
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
             if not response.body: