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# shutdown • AI Agent SDK

> shutdown: Explicitly shut down MCP resources.

# shutdown

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> This is a method of the [**MCP**](../classes/MCP) class in the [**mcp**](../modules/mcp) module.

Explicitly shut down MCP resources.

Call this method when done using the MCP instance to ensure
all background threads and connections are properly cleaned up.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def shutdown() -> Any
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `shutdown`

## Used By

* [`MCP.shutdown`](../functions/MCP-shutdown)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/mcp/mcp.py` at line 626
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