diff --git a/dev/src/server/adk_api_server.ts b/dev/src/server/adk_api_server.ts
index a52ad63ab..08545bda6 100644
--- a/dev/src/server/adk_api_server.ts
+++ b/dev/src/server/adk_api_server.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export class AdkApiServer {
 
           const functionCalls = getFunctionCalls(event);
           const functionResponses = getFunctionResponses(event);
-          await using agentFile = await this.agentLoader.getAgentFile(appName);
+          const agentFile = await this.agentLoader.getAgentFile(appName);
           const loaded = await agentFile.load();
           const rootAgent = isApp(loaded) ? loaded.rootAgent : loaded;
 
@@ -1036,9 +1036,7 @@ export class AdkApiServer {
     runConfig?: RunConfig;
     abortSignal: AbortSignal;
   }): AsyncGenerator<Event> {
-    await using agentFile = await this.agentLoader.getAgentFile(
-      options.appName,
-    );
+    const agentFile = await this.agentLoader.getAgentFile(options.appName);
     const loaded = await agentFile.load();
     const runner = await this.getRunner(loaded, options.appName);
 
diff --git a/dev/src/utils/agent_loader.ts b/dev/src/utils/agent_loader.ts
index d5097c482..21d87cfe2 100644
--- a/dev/src/utils/agent_loader.ts
+++ b/dev/src/utils/agent_loader.ts
@@ -458,6 +458,13 @@ export class AgentLoader {
     return appNames.sort();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Lends the caller the `AgentFile` this loader owns for `agentName`.
+   *
+   * Every caller shares the handle, and only `invalidateAll()` or
+   * `disposeAll()` ends its life. A caller must not dispose it: disposal
+   * deletes the compiled artifact that the other callers still read.
+   */
   async getAgentFile(agentName: string): Promise<AgentFile> {
     await this.preloadAgents();
 
diff --git a/dev/test/server/adk_api_server_test.ts b/dev/test/server/adk_api_server_test.ts
index d6db712d2..f2631f2fb 100644
--- a/dev/test/server/adk_api_server_test.ts
+++ b/dev/test/server/adk_api_server_test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import {AGENT_CARD_PATH, AgentCard} from '@a2a-js/sdk';
 import {
+  BaseAgent,
   BaseArtifactService,
   BaseMemoryService,
   BaseSessionService,
@@ -213,8 +214,29 @@ const TEST_AGENT = new TestAgent({
   ],
 });
 
+/** Test double for the `AgentFile` the loader lends out. */
+interface AgentFileStub {
+  disposeCount: number;
+  load: () => Promise<BaseAgent>;
+  [Symbol.asyncDispose]: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+function createAgentFileStub(): AgentFileStub {
+  const stub: AgentFileStub = {
+    disposeCount: 0,
+    load: () => Promise.resolve(TEST_AGENT),
+    [Symbol.asyncDispose]: () => {
+      stub.disposeCount++;
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    },
+  };
+
+  return stub;
+}
+
 describe('AdkWebServer', () => {
   let agentLoader: AgentLoader;
+  let agentFile: AgentFileStub;
   let sessionService: BaseSessionService;
   let memoryService: BaseMemoryService;
   let artifactService: BaseArtifactService;
@@ -222,17 +244,10 @@ describe('AdkWebServer', () => {
   let client: HttpClient;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    agentFile = createAgentFileStub();
     agentLoader = {
       listAgents: () => Promise.resolve(['testApp']),
-      getAgentFile: () =>
-        Promise.resolve({
-          load() {
-            return Promise.resolve(TEST_AGENT);
-          },
-          async [Symbol.asyncDispose](): Promise<void> {
-            return;
-          },
-        }),
+      getAgentFile: () => Promise.resolve(agentFile),
     } as unknown as AgentLoader;
     sessionService = new InMemorySessionService();
     memoryService = new InMemoryMemoryService();
@@ -943,6 +958,79 @@ describe('AdkWebServer', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('agent file lifecycle', () => {
+    const RUN_BODY = {
+      appName: 'testApp',
+      userId: 'testUser',
+      sessionId: 'sessionId',
+      newMessage: {parts: [{text: 'Hello test agent!'}], role: 'user'},
+    };
+    const GRAPH_PATH =
+      '/apps/testApp/users/testUser/sessions/fullSession/events/event1/graph';
+
+    async function postRun(): Promise<void> {
+      const response = await client.post<Event[]>('/run', RUN_BODY);
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    }
+
+    async function getGraph(times: number): Promise<void> {
+      const originalGetSession = sessionService.getSession;
+      sessionService.getSession = async () =>
+        createSession({
+          id: 'fullSession',
+          appName: 'testApp',
+          userId: 'testUser',
+          events: [
+            createEvent({
+              id: 'event1',
+              author: 'model',
+              content: {parts: [{functionCall: {name: 'foo', args: {}}}]},
+              invocationId: 'inv-1',
+            }),
+          ],
+        });
+
+      try {
+        for (let i = 0; i < times; i++) {
+          const response = await client.get<{dotSrc: string}>(GRAPH_PATH);
+
+          expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        }
+      } finally {
+        sessionService.getSession = originalGetSession;
+      }
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await sessionService.createSession({
+        appName: 'testApp',
+        userId: 'testUser',
+        sessionId: 'sessionId',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('leaves the loader-owned agent file usable after two sequential run requests', async () => {
+      await postRun();
+      await postRun();
+
+      expect(agentFile.disposeCount).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('leaves the loader-owned agent file usable after two sequential agent-graph requests', async () => {
+      await getGraph(2);
+
+      expect(agentFile.disposeCount).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('does not dispose the loader-owned agent file when a run and a graph request share an app', async () => {
+      await postRun();
+      await getGraph(1);
+
+      expect(agentFile.disposeCount).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('A2A', () => {
     const A2A_TOKEN = 'test-a2a-token';
     let a2aServer: AdkApiServer | undefined;
diff --git a/dev/test/utils/agent_loader_test.ts b/dev/test/utils/agent_loader_test.ts
index 2285df895..b65835afb 100644
--- a/dev/test/utils/agent_loader_test.ts
+++ b/dev/test/utils/agent_loader_test.ts
@@ -717,6 +717,24 @@ describe('AgentLoader', () => {
       await agentLoader.disposeAll();
     });
 
+    it('returns the same shared AgentFile instance for repeated getAgentFile calls', async () => {
+      const loader = new AgentLoader(tempAgentsDir);
+      const first = await loader.getAgentFile('agent2');
+      const second = await loader.getAgentFile('agent2');
+
+      expect(second).toBe(first);
+
+      await first.load();
+      await first.dispose();
+      const afterDispose = await loader.getAgentFile('agent2');
+
+      expect(() => afterDispose.getFilePath()).toThrow(
+        'Agent is disposed and can not be used',
+      );
+
+      await loader.disposeAll();
+    });
+
     it('disposes all agent files', async () => {
       const agentLoader = new AgentLoader(tempAgentsDir);
       await agentLoader.listAgents();