diff --git a/packages/cli/src/main.ts b/packages/cli/src/main.ts
index ea836fc2..b0654d8f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createCli } from "bailian-cli-runtime";
+import { createCli, runToExit } from "bailian-cli-runtime";
 import { commandAliases, commands } from "./commands.ts";
 import { commandPackPolicy } from "./command-pack-policy.ts";
 import pkg from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const quickStartTasks = [
   "介绍一下 Bailian CLI 能帮我完成哪些任务，并根据我的需求推荐使用方式。\n   Explain what Bailian CLI can help me accomplish, and recommend how to use it based on my needs.",
 ] as const;
 
-void createCli(
+const cli = createCli(
   { ...commands, ...commandAliases },
   {
     binName: "bl",
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ void createCli(
     quickStartTasks,
     commandPacks: commandPackPolicy,
   },
-).run();
+);
+
+void runToExit(cli);
diff --git a/packages/kscli/src/main.ts b/packages/kscli/src/main.ts
index fbd0f045..fb2a10ba 100644
--- a/packages/kscli/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/kscli/src/main.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { createCli } from "bailian-cli-runtime";
+import { createCli, runToExit } from "bailian-cli-runtime";
 import { commands } from "./commands.ts";
 import pkg from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
 
-void createCli(commands, {
+const cli = createCli(commands, {
   binName: "kscli",
   version: pkg.version,
   clientName: "knowledge-studio-cli",
   npmPackage: "knowledge-studio-cli",
-}).run();
+});
+
+void runToExit(cli);
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/create-cli.ts b/packages/runtime/src/create-cli.ts
index cbaa26a6..f7095265 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/create-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/create-cli.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ function handleInterrupt(): void {
   void flushTelemetry(500).finally(() => process.exit(130));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Run the CLI and end the process once the invocation is complete.
+ *
+ * Every background task (update check, telemetry flush) is awaited inside `run()`, so nothing
+ * useful is left once it resolves. Without an explicit exit, keep-alive sockets held by the HTTP
+ * client can keep a finished process alive for tens of seconds (observed on the Bun release binary).
+ * Errors still exit through `handleError`.
+ */
+export async function runToExit(cli: Cli, argv?: string[]): Promise<void> {
+  await cli.run(argv);
+  const code = process.exitCode ?? 0;
+  const flush = (stream: NodeJS.WriteStream) =>
+    new Promise<void>((done) => {
+      stream.write("", () => done());
+    });
+  await flush(process.stdout);
+  await flush(process.stderr);
+  process.exit(code);
+}
+
 /** Keep EPIPE protection after run() returns, without retaining completed invocations. */
 function handleStdoutPipeError(error: NodeJS.ErrnoException): void {
   if (error.code === "EPIPE") process.exit(0);
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
index 6203e5f0..121a86f4 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // each entrypoint (bl / rag / …) injects its own command set via createCli().
 
 // Entrypoint factory + identity
-export { createCli, registerInterruptHandler } from "./create-cli.ts";
+export { createCli, registerInterruptHandler, runToExit } from "./create-cli.ts";
 export { buildCommandSchema, serializeCommandSchema } from "./introspect.ts";
 export type { CommandSchema, CommandSchemaNode } from "./introspect.ts";
 export type { Cli, CliOptions } from "./create-cli.ts";
diff --git a/packages/runtime/tests/run-to-exit.test.ts b/packages/runtime/tests/run-to-exit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e617f16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime/tests/run-to-exit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from "vite-plus/test";
+import { runToExit } from "../src/index.ts";
+
+const originalExitCode = process.exitCode;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  process.exitCode = originalExitCode;
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+function stubExit() {
+  return vi.spyOn(process, "exit").mockImplementation((() => undefined) as never);
+}
+
+test("runToExit exits with code 0 once run() resolves", async () => {
+  const exit = stubExit();
+  process.exitCode = undefined;
+  const events: string[] = [];
+  const run = vi.fn(async () => {
+    events.push("run");
+  });
+  exit.mockImplementation((() => {
+    events.push("exit");
+  }) as never);
+
+  await runToExit({ run }, ["x"]);
+
+  expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["x"]);
+  expect(events).toEqual(["run", "exit"]);
+  expect(exit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0);
+});
+
+test("runToExit keeps the exit code the run set", async () => {
+  const exit = stubExit();
+  await runToExit({
+    async run() {
+      process.exitCode = 3;
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(exit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3);
+});
+
+test("runToExit does not exit while run() is still pending", async () => {
+  const exit = stubExit();
+  let finish!: () => void;
+  const pending = runToExit({ run: () => new Promise<void>((resolve) => (finish = resolve)) });
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+  expect(exit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+  finish();
+  await pending;
+  expect(exit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});