diff --git a/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/lib/sync-rpc.ts b/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/lib/sync-rpc.ts
index fb6a881eb..960d64fda 100644
--- a/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/lib/sync-rpc.ts
+++ b/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/lib/sync-rpc.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,42 @@
-import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import path from "node:path";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
 import os from "node:os";
 
+const activeTempDirs = new Set<string>();
+let cleanupRegistered = false;
+
+function cleanupAllTempDirs() {
+    for (const dir of Array.from(activeTempDirs)) {
+        try {
+            if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+                fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+            }
+        } catch {
+            // Ignore cleanup error during process teardown
+        }
+    }
+    activeTempDirs.clear();
+}
+
+function registerTempCleanupOnce() {
+    if (cleanupRegistered) return;
+    cleanupRegistered = true;
+
+    process.once("exit", cleanupAllTempDirs);
+    process.once("SIGINT", () => {
+        cleanupAllTempDirs();
+        process.exit(130);
+    });
+    process.once("SIGTERM", () => {
+        cleanupAllTempDirs();
+        process.exit(143);
+    });
+}
+
 function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
+    registerTempCleanupOnce();
     const absolutePath = path.resolve(filename);
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) {
@@ -12,6 +44,8 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
     }
 
     const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "sync-rpc-"));
+    activeTempDirs.add(tempDir);
+
     const hash = crypto.createHash("md5").update(absolutePath).digest("hex");
     const wrapperPath = path.join(tempDir, `wrapper_${hash}.js`);
 
@@ -20,8 +54,21 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
     if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
       throw new Error('Exported value is not a function');
     }
+    const parentPid = process.ppid;
+    if (parentPid && parentPid > 1) {
+      const watchdog = setInterval(() => {
+        try {
+          process.kill(parentPid, 0);
+        } catch (_) {
+          process.exit(0);
+        }
+      }, 1000);
+      if (watchdog && typeof watchdog.unref === 'function') watchdog.unref();
+    }
+    process.once('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0));
+    process.once('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0));
     process.on('message', (message) => {
-      fn(message)
+      Promise.resolve(fn(message))
         .then(result => {
           process.send({ success: true, result });
         })
@@ -33,15 +80,25 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
 
     fs.writeFileSync(wrapperPath, wrapperCode);
 
-    return function syncRPC(args: any) {
+    const syncRPC = function syncRPC(args: any) {
         const scriptPath = path.join(tempDir, `script_${Date.now()}.js`);
         const scriptContent = `
       const cp = require('child_process');
       const child = cp.fork(${JSON.stringify(wrapperPath)});
+      function reapChild() {
+        try {
+          if (!child.killed && child.exitCode === null) {
+            child.kill('SIGTERM');
+          }
+        } catch (_) {}
+      }
+      process.once('SIGTERM', () => { reapChild(); process.exit(143); });
+      process.once('SIGINT', () => { reapChild(); process.exit(130); });
+      process.once('exit', reapChild);
       child.send(${JSON.stringify(args)});
       child.on('message', (message) => {
         console.log(JSON.stringify(message));
-        child.kill();
+        reapChild();
         process.exit(0);
       });
     `;
@@ -49,13 +106,11 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
         fs.writeFileSync(scriptPath, scriptContent);
 
         try {
-            const output = execSync(`node ${scriptPath}`, {
+            const output = execFileSync(process.execPath, [scriptPath], {
                 encoding: "utf8",
                 stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "inherit"],
             });
 
-            fs.unlinkSync(scriptPath);
-
             const trimmedOutput = output.trim();
 
             try {
@@ -71,7 +126,6 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
                 );
             }
         } catch (error: any) {
-            fs.unlinkSync(scriptPath);
             if (error) {
                 console.error("Execution error:", error.message);
                 if (error.stderr) {
@@ -80,8 +134,29 @@ function createSyncRPC(filename: string) {
                 throw new Error(`Execution error: ${error.message}`);
             }
             throw error;
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                if (fs.existsSync(scriptPath)) {
+                    fs.unlinkSync(scriptPath);
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // Preserve original error
+            }
         }
     };
+
+    (syncRPC as any).dispose = () => {
+        try {
+            if (fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+                fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+            }
+            activeTempDirs.delete(tempDir);
+        } catch {
+            // Ignore cleanup failure
+        }
+    };
+
+    return syncRPC;
 }
 
 export = createSyncRPC as Function;
diff --git a/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/tests/sync-rpc.test.ts b/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/tests/sync-rpc.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2349a33f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/JS/edgechains/arakoodev/src/sync-rpc/tests/sync-rpc.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import createSyncRPC from "../lib/sync-rpc";
+
+describe("sync-rpc graceful shutdown and temp directory reaper", () => {
+    let workerModulePath: string;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        workerModulePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `edgechains-test-worker-${Date.now()}.cjs`);
+        fs.writeFileSync(
+            workerModulePath,
+            "module.exports = async function (input) { return { echoed: input }; };\n"
+        );
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        if (fs.existsSync(workerModulePath)) {
+            fs.unlinkSync(workerModulePath);
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("executes synchronous RPC call and cleans up temporary directory via dispose()", () => {
+        const rpc: any = createSyncRPC(workerModulePath);
+        const output = rpc({ hello: "world" });
+        expect(JSON.parse(output)).toEqual({ echoed: { hello: "world" } });
+        expect(typeof rpc.dispose).toBe("function");
+        rpc.dispose();
+    });
+});