diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c82e712..97ecc96 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ Transcript-based shell integration test runner. Bun + TypeScript.
 - `$#` comment line = not executed, no output expected (e.g. `$# start the server`)
 - `#` after a command = comment (stripped); `#` in expected output is literal
 - `@env KEY=VALUE` before first command = set environment variable
+- `@teardown <command>` before first command = run command after all test commands
+  - Runs regardless of pass/fail
+  - Teardown failures produce warnings but don't affect test results
+  - Can appear in both `.shout` files and setup files
 - `@setup path.shout` before first command = prepend commands (and `@env`) from another file
   - Setup files use a plain format: each line is a command (no `$ ` prefix), `#` lines are comments, blank lines ignored
-  - Setup files can contain `@env` directives but not `@setup` (no nesting)
+  - Setup files can contain `@env` and `@teardown` directives but not `@setup` (no nesting)
   - User file `@env` overrides setup file `@env`
   - Setup command failures abort the test with an error
 - Each file runs in a fresh temp dir with a single `/bin/sh` session
diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index 7351c5a..8f03f05 100755
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ program
       const setupEnvVars: Record<string, string> = {}
       const userEnvVars: Record<string, string> = {}
       const setupCommands: Command[] = []
+      const teardownCommands: Command[] = [...parsed.teardownCommands]
       for (const d of parsed.directives) {
         if (d.type === "setup") {
           const setupPath = resolve(dirname(filePath), d.path)
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ program
             if (sd.type === "env") setupEnvVars[sd.key] = sd.value
           }
           setupCommands.push(...setupParsed.commands)
+          teardownCommands.push(...setupParsed.teardownCommands)
         } else if (d.type === "env") {
           userEnvVars[d.key] = d.value
         }
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ program
       if (!("PORT" in userEnvVars) && !("PORT" in setupEnvVars)) {
         envVars["PORT"] = String(port)
       }
-      const merged: ShoutFile = { ...parsed, commands: [...setupCommands, ...parsed.commands] }
+      const merged: ShoutFile = { ...parsed, commands: [...setupCommands, ...parsed.commands, ...teardownCommands] }
 
       const fileResult = await runFile(merged, {
         cleanEnv: opts.cleanEnv ?? false,
@@ -166,7 +168,21 @@ program
         }
       }
 
-      const fileOwnResults = fileResult.results.slice(setupCommands.length)
+      const fileOwnResults = fileResult.results.slice(
+        setupCommands.length,
+        setupCommands.length + parsed.commands.length,
+      )
+
+      // Warn on teardown failures
+      const teardownResults = fileResult.results.slice(setupCommands.length + parsed.commands.length)
+      for (let i = 0; i < teardownResults.length; i++) {
+        const r = teardownResults[i]
+        if (r && r.exitCode !== 0) {
+          process.stderr.write(
+            ansis.yellow(`warning: teardown command failed (exit ${r.exitCode}): $ ${teardownCommands[i]!.command}\n`),
+          )
+        }
+      }
 
       const testResult = evaluateFile(
         parsed.path,
diff --git a/src/parse.test.ts b/src/parse.test.ts
index 99f2bc3..f4941f8 100644
--- a/src/parse.test.ts
+++ b/src/parse.test.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,22 @@ describe("parse", () => {
     expect(result.directives).toEqual([])
   })
 
+  test("@teardown in .shout file", () => {
+    const result = parse("test.shout", "@teardown rm -f /tmp/test.db\n$ echo hi\nhi\n")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[0]!.command).toBe("rm -f /tmp/test.db")
+    expect(result.commands).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  test("@teardown with @setup in .shout file", () => {
+    const content = "@setup setup.shout\n@teardown rm -f /tmp/test.db\n@env PORT=3000\n$ echo hi\nhi\n"
+    const result = parse("test.shout", content)
+    expect(result.directives).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(result.directives[0]!.type).toBe("setup")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[0]!.command).toBe("rm -f /tmp/test.db")
+  })
+
   test("unknown directive throws", () => {
     expect(() => parse("test.shout", "@evn PORT=3000\n$ echo hi\n")).toThrow(
       "test.shout:1: unknown directive: @evn PORT=3000",
@@ -205,6 +221,32 @@ describe("parseSetup", () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test("@teardown commands in setup file", () => {
+    const result = parseSetup("setup.shout", "export FOO=bar\n@teardown rm -f /tmp/test.db\n")
+    expect(result.commands).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.commands[0]!.command).toBe("export FOO=bar")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[0]!.command).toBe("rm -f /tmp/test.db")
+  })
+
+  test("@teardown strips trailing comment", () => {
+    const result = parseSetup("setup.shout", "@teardown rm -f /tmp/test.db # cleanup\n")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[0]!.command).toBe("rm -f /tmp/test.db")
+  })
+
+  test("@teardown with empty command throws", () => {
+    expect(() => parseSetup("setup.shout", "@teardown \n")).toThrow(
+      "setup.shout:1: @teardown requires a command",
+    )
+  })
+
+  test("multiple @teardown commands", () => {
+    const result = parseSetup("setup.shout", "@teardown rm -f a.db\n@teardown rm -f b.db\n")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[0]!.command).toBe("rm -f a.db")
+    expect(result.teardownCommands[1]!.command).toBe("rm -f b.db")
+  })
+
   test("commands have no expected output", () => {
     const result = parseSetup("setup.shout", "echo hello\n")
     expect(result.commands[0]!.expected).toEqual([])
diff --git a/src/parse.ts b/src/parse.ts
index 8cd7d1e..e25ae74 100644
--- a/src/parse.ts
+++ b/src/parse.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type ShoutFile = {
   path: string
   commands: Command[]
   directives: Directive[]
+  teardownCommands: Command[]
 }
 
 function stripComment(line: string): string {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export function parseSetup(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
   }
 
   const commands: Command[] = []
+  const teardownCommands: Command[] = []
   const directives: Directive[] = []
 
   for (let i = 0; i < rawLines.length; i++) {
@@ -87,6 +89,18 @@ export function parseSetup(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
       if (line.startsWith("@env ")) {
         const { key, value } = parseEnvDirective(path, line, i + 1)
         directives.push({ type: "env", key, value, line: i + 1 })
+      } else if (line.startsWith("@teardown ")) {
+        const cmd = line.slice(10)
+        if (!cmd.trim()) {
+          throw new Error(`${path}:${i + 1}: @teardown requires a command`)
+        }
+        teardownCommands.push({
+          line: i + 1,
+          raw: line,
+          command: stripComment(cmd),
+          expected: [],
+          exitCode: null,
+        })
       } else if (line.startsWith("@setup ")) {
         throw new Error(`${path}:${i + 1}: @setup not allowed in setup files`)
       } else {
@@ -104,7 +118,7 @@ export function parseSetup(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
     })
   }
 
-  return { path, commands, directives }
+  return { path, commands, directives, teardownCommands }
 }
 
 export function parse(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
@@ -116,6 +130,7 @@ export function parse(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
   }
 
   const commands: Command[] = []
+  const teardownCommands: Command[] = []
   const directives: Directive[] = []
   let current: Command | null = null
   let seenCommand = false
@@ -130,6 +145,18 @@ export function parse(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
           throw new Error(`${path}:${i + 1}: @setup requires a file path`)
         }
         directives.push({ type: "setup", path: setupPath, line: i + 1 })
+      } else if (line.startsWith("@teardown ")) {
+        const cmd = line.slice(10)
+        if (!cmd.trim()) {
+          throw new Error(`${path}:${i + 1}: @teardown requires a command`)
+        }
+        teardownCommands.push({
+          line: i + 1,
+          raw: line,
+          command: stripComment(cmd),
+          expected: [],
+          exitCode: null,
+        })
       } else if (line.startsWith("@env ")) {
         const { key, value } = parseEnvDirective(path, line, i + 1)
         directives.push({ type: "env", key, value, line: i + 1 })
@@ -183,5 +210,5 @@ export function parse(path: string, content: string): ShoutFile {
     commands.push(current)
   }
 
-  return { path, commands, directives }
+  return { path, commands, directives, teardownCommands }
 }
diff --git a/test/teardown-setup.shout b/test/teardown-setup.shout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2b0c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/teardown-setup.shout
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export READY=yes
+@teardown rm -f "$SHOUT_PROJECT_DIR/data/test.cleanup.db"
diff --git a/test/teardown.shout b/test/teardown.shout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cda4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/teardown.shout
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@setup teardown-setup.shout
+
+$ touch marker.txt && ls marker.txt
+marker.txt