diff --git a/src/__tests__/context.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/context.test.tsx
index 68c2bff..854c4b4 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/context.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/context.test.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,34 @@ describe("WebMCPProvider availability", () => {
       deleteNativeModelContext();
     }
   });
+
+  it("available is true when native API lacks unregisterTool (Chrome 148+)", async () => {
+    const native = {
+      registerTool() {},
+      // no unregisterTool — simulates Chrome 148+
+    };
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, "modelContext", {
+      value: native,
+      configurable: true,
+      enumerable: true,
+      writable: false,
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        <WebMCPProvider name="test" version="1.0">
+          <StatusDisplay />
+        </WebMCPProvider>,
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByTestId("status")).toHaveTextContent("yes");
+      });
+      expect(navigator.modelContext).toBe(native);
+    } finally {
+      deleteNativeModelContext();
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 // ─── Polyfill lifecycle ───────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/useMcpTool.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/useMcpTool.test.tsx
index 8dee248..2a4510b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__tests__/useMcpTool.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/useMcpTool.test.tsx
@@ -1090,3 +1090,140 @@ describe("provider warning", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+// ─── Signal-only native API (Chrome 148+) ────────────────────────
+
+describe("signal-only native API (no unregisterTool)", () => {
+  type ToolEntry = { name: string; abortCleanup: () => void };
+
+  function installSignalOnlyNative() {
+    const registered: ToolEntry[] = [];
+
+    const native = {
+      registerTool(
+        tool: { name: string; [key: string]: unknown },
+        opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
+      ) {
+        const entry: ToolEntry = { name: tool.name, abortCleanup: () => {} };
+        registered.push(entry);
+        if (opts?.signal) {
+          const handler = () => {
+            const idx = registered.findIndex((t) => t.name === tool.name);
+            if (idx !== -1) registered.splice(idx, 1);
+          };
+          opts.signal.addEventListener("abort", handler, { once: true });
+          entry.abortCleanup = () => opts.signal?.removeEventListener("abort", handler);
+        }
+      },
+      // no unregisterTool — simulates Chrome 148+
+    };
+
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, "modelContext", {
+      value: native,
+      configurable: true,
+      enumerable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+
+    return registered;
+  }
+
+  function deleteModelContext() {
+    const desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(navigator, "modelContext");
+    if (desc) {
+      Object.defineProperty(navigator, "modelContext", {
+        value: undefined,
+        configurable: true,
+        writable: true,
+      });
+      delete navigator.modelContext;
+    }
+  }
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    deleteModelContext();
+  });
+
+  it("registers and unregisters via abort on mount/unmount", async () => {
+    const registered = installSignalOnlyNative();
+
+    const { unmount } = render(
+      <ToolComponent
+        config={{
+          name: "greet",
+          description: "Say hello",
+          handler: async () => OK_RESULT,
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(registered.some((t) => t.name === "greet")).toBe(true);
+
+    unmount();
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(registered.some((t) => t.name === "greet")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("handles StrictMode double-mount with signal-only API", async () => {
+    const registered = installSignalOnlyNative();
+
+    const { unmount } = render(
+      <StrictMode>
+        <ToolComponent
+          config={{
+            name: "greet",
+            description: "Say hello",
+            handler: async () => OK_RESULT,
+          }}
+        />
+      </StrictMode>,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {});
+    const greetTools = registered.filter((t) => t.name === "greet");
+    expect(greetTools.length).toBe(1);
+
+    unmount();
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(registered.some((t) => t.name === "greet")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("re-registers with fresh signal on prop change", async () => {
+    const registered = installSignalOnlyNative();
+    const registerSpy = vi.spyOn(
+      navigator.modelContext as NonNullable<typeof navigator.modelContext>,
+      "registerTool",
+    );
+
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <ToolComponent
+        config={{
+          name: "greet",
+          description: "Say hello",
+          handler: async () => OK_RESULT,
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(registerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(registered.some((t) => t.name === "greet")).toBe(true);
+
+    // Change description to trigger re-registration
+    rerender(
+      <ToolComponent
+        config={{
+          name: "greet",
+          description: "Say hello v2",
+          handler: async () => OK_RESULT,
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(registerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    // Old signal aborted old entry, new entry registered
+    expect(registered.filter((t) => t.name === "greet").length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMcpTool.ts b/src/hooks/useMcpTool.ts
index e9ed4fb..3ea3f59 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMcpTool.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMcpTool.ts
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ export function useMcpTool(
       },
     };
 
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+
     try {
-      mc.registerTool(descriptor);
+      mc.registerTool(descriptor, { signal: controller.signal });
     } catch (err) {
       warnOnce(
         `register-${cfg.name}`,
@@ -241,7 +243,8 @@ export function useMcpTool(
         return;
       }
       TOOL_OWNER_BY_NAME.delete(cfg.name);
-      mc.unregisterTool(cfg.name);
+      mc.unregisterTool?.(cfg.name);
+      controller.abort();
     };
   }, [
     ctx.available,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b576bf6..7bfbd8a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type {
   CallToolResult,
   McpToolConfigJsonSchema,
   McpToolConfigZod,
+  RegisterToolOptions,
   ToolAnnotations,
   ToolExecutionState,
   UseMcpToolReturn,
diff --git a/src/polyfill/__tests__/registry.test.ts b/src/polyfill/__tests__/registry.test.ts
index d6246ce..892f1e9 100644
--- a/src/polyfill/__tests__/registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/polyfill/__tests__/registry.test.ts
@@ -124,4 +124,95 @@ describe("createRegistry", () => {
     const stored = registry.getTools().get("test_tool");
     expect(stored?.description).toBe("A test tool");
   });
+
+  describe("AbortSignal support", () => {
+    it("removes tool when abort signal fires", async () => {
+      const registry = createRegistry();
+      const cb = vi.fn();
+      registry.onToolsChanged(cb);
+
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: controller.signal });
+      expect(registry.getTools().has("test_tool")).toBe(true);
+
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      controller.abort();
+      expect(registry.getTools().has("test_tool")).toBe(false);
+
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("skips registration when signal is already aborted", () => {
+      const registry = createRegistry();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: AbortSignal.abort() });
+      expect(registry.getTools().has("test_tool")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("abort after manual unregisterTool is a safe no-op", async () => {
+      const registry = createRegistry();
+      const cb = vi.fn();
+      registry.onToolsChanged(cb);
+
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: controller.signal });
+
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      registry.unregisterTool("test_tool");
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      controller.abort();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      // no extra notification — tool was already removed
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("fires notification via microtask when abort removes a tool", async () => {
+      const registry = createRegistry();
+      const cb = vi.fn();
+      registry.onToolsChanged(cb);
+
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: controller.signal });
+      await Promise.resolve();
+
+      controller.abort();
+      // notification not yet fired (queued as microtask)
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("stale abort does not remove a same-name re-registration", async () => {
+      const registry = createRegistry();
+      const cb = vi.fn();
+      registry.onToolsChanged(cb);
+
+      const controller1 = new AbortController();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: controller1.signal });
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      // Unregister, then re-register with a new signal
+      registry.unregisterTool("test_tool");
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      const controller2 = new AbortController();
+      registry.registerTool(makeTool(), { signal: controller2.signal });
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+      // Abort the OLD signal — should NOT remove the new registration
+      controller1.abort();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(registry.getTools().has("test_tool")).toBe(true);
+      expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/polyfill/registry.ts b/src/polyfill/registry.ts
index 53146c8..f6b3699 100644
--- a/src/polyfill/registry.ts
+++ b/src/polyfill/registry.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import type { ToolDescriptor } from "../types";
+import type { RegisterToolOptions, ToolDescriptor } from "../types";
 
 export interface RegistryInternal {
-  registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor): void;
+  registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor, options?: RegisterToolOptions): void;
   unregisterTool(name: string): void;
   getTools(): ReadonlyMap<string, ToolDescriptor>;
   onToolsChanged(callback: (() => void) | null): void;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function createRegistry(): RegistryInternal {
   }
 
   return {
-    registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor): void {
+    registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor, options?: RegisterToolOptions): void {
       if (typeof tool.name !== "string" || tool.name === "") {
         throw new DOMException("Tool name must be a non-empty string", "InvalidStateError");
       }
@@ -36,11 +36,29 @@ export function createRegistry(): RegistryInternal {
         throw new DOMException(`Tool "${tool.name}" is already registered`, "InvalidStateError");
       }
 
+      if (options?.signal?.aborted) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       tools.set(tool.name, {
         ...tool,
         inputSchema: tool.inputSchema ?? { type: "object", properties: {} },
       });
       scheduleNotification();
+
+      if (options?.signal) {
+        const name = tool.name;
+        const stored = tools.get(name);
+        options.signal.addEventListener(
+          "abort",
+          () => {
+            if (tools.get(name) === stored && tools.delete(name)) {
+              scheduleNotification();
+            }
+          },
+          { once: true },
+        );
+      }
     },
 
     unregisterTool(name: string): void {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 922eea6..ba21e9a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@ export interface WebMCPStatus {
   available: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface RegisterToolOptions {
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+}
+
 export interface ModelContext {
-  registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor): void;
-  unregisterTool(name: string): void;
+  registerTool(tool: ToolDescriptor, options?: RegisterToolOptions): void;
+  unregisterTool?(name: string): void;
 }
 
 export interface ModelContextTestingToolInfo {