diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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index 0000000..61af41a
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+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Commands
+
+```bash
+yarn build          # Transpile src/ to dist/ with Babel
+yarn test           # Run Jest test suite
+yarn test -t "name" # Run a single test by name pattern
+yarn test --watch   # Run tests in watch mode
+yarn lint           # Run ESLint + Prettier format check
+yarn format         # Auto-format src/ with Prettier
+```
+
+Docker-based dev environment (requires Docker + make):
+```bash
+make dev-setup dev-build   # Initial setup
+make dev-test              # Run tests in Docker
+make dev-test-watch        # Watch-mode tests in Docker
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+`@hubble/request` is a lightweight, universal HTTP client wrapping the Fetch API. It targets both Node and browser environments via `isomorphic-unfetch`.
+
+**Request flow:**
+1. `src/request.js` — core function; encodes the request body (JSON-stringifies objects, converts GET body to query params), calls `fetch`, then parses the response based on `Content-Type`
+2. On non-2xx status → throws `HttpError` (with body, statusCode, response, extra)
+3. On network failure → throws `NetworkError` (with request, exception, extra)
+4. On abort → throws `AbortError` (with request, exception)
+5. On success → returns `ValidResponse` (with body, statusCode, response)
+
+**Exports (`src/index.js`):** `request` (default), `AbortError`, `HttpError`, `NetworkError`, `ValidResponse`, `httpMethods`, `httpStatuses`
+
+**Error distinction:** `HttpError` = server responded with 4xx/5xx. `NetworkError` = no response (DNS failure, timeout, etc.). `AbortError` = request cancelled via `request().abort()`.
+
+**Aborting requests:** `request()` returns a promise with an `abort()` method. Calling it cancels the underlying fetch via an internal `AbortController` and rejects the promise with `AbortError`.
diff --git a/src/AbortError.js b/src/AbortError.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AbortError.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * An error resulting from a request being aborted via `request().abort()`.
+ * @memberof module:request
+ */
+class AbortError extends Error {
+  /**
+   * @param {Error} exception - the original AbortError thrown by fetch
+   * @param {object} request - the request url along with any options passed along
+   * @param  {...any} args - further arguments to pass to `Error`
+   */
+  constructor(exception, request, ...args) {
+    super(...args);
+
+    this.internalRequest = request;
+    this.internalException = exception;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Information about the aborted request, like the URL and headers
+   * @type {object}
+   */
+  get request() {
+    return this.internalRequest;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The original exception that was thrown.
+   * @type {Error}
+   */
+  get exception() {
+    return this.internalException;
+  }
+}
+
+export default AbortError;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/request.test.js b/src/__tests__/request.test.js
index 364118d..5b12378 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/request.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/request.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import AbortError from '../AbortError';
 import HttpError from '../HttpError';
 import request from '../request';
 import NetworkError from '../NetworkError';
@@ -443,4 +444,51 @@ describe('core : helpers : request : ', () => {
       await expect(request(url)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(NetworkError);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('abort : ', () => {
+    it('should expose an abort method on the returned promise', () => {
+      fetch.mockResponse('sample response - value is irrelevant');
+      const req = request(url);
+      expect(typeof req.abort).toBe('function');
+    });
+
+    it('should reject with an AbortError when aborted', async () => {
+      const abortError = new DOMException(
+        'The user aborted a request.',
+        'AbortError',
+      );
+      fetch.mockReject(abortError);
+
+      const req = request(url);
+      req.abort();
+
+      await expect(req).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(AbortError);
+    });
+
+    it('should include the exception on the AbortError', async () => {
+      const abortError = new DOMException(
+        'The user aborted a request.',
+        'AbortError',
+      );
+      fetch.mockReject(abortError);
+
+      const req = request(url);
+      req.abort();
+
+      await expect(req).rejects.toHaveProperty('exception', abortError);
+    });
+
+    it('should not throw a NetworkError when aborted', async () => {
+      const abortError = new DOMException(
+        'The user aborted a request.',
+        'AbortError',
+      );
+      fetch.mockReject(abortError);
+
+      const req = request(url);
+      req.abort();
+
+      await expect(req).rejects.not.toBeInstanceOf(NetworkError);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 53f77b3..59e37da 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export { default } from './request';
+export { default as AbortError } from './AbortError';
 export { default as HttpError } from './HttpError';
 export { default as NetworkError } from './NetworkError';
 export { default as method } from './httpMethods';
diff --git a/src/request.js b/src/request.js
index 2c7082b..9bd2d40 100644
--- a/src/request.js
+++ b/src/request.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'isomorphic-unfetch';
 
+import AbortError from './AbortError';
 import HttpError from './HttpError';
 import NetworkError from './NetworkError';
 import ValidResponse from './ValidResponse';
@@ -137,10 +138,14 @@ const request = (
   body = undefined,
   opts = {},
 ) => {
-  const sendableOptions = getOptions(method, body, opts);
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const sendableOptions = getOptions(method, body, {
+    ...opts,
+    signal: controller.signal,
+  });
   const url = getUrl(urlArg, method, body);
 
-  return fetch(url, sendableOptions).then(
+  const promise = fetch(url, sendableOptions).then(
     (response) => {
       if (!response.ok) {
         return createError(response).then((error) => Promise.reject(error));
@@ -149,6 +154,16 @@ const request = (
       }
     },
     (error) => {
+      if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
+        return Promise.reject(
+          new AbortError(
+            error,
+            { url, ...sendableOptions },
+            'The request was aborted.',
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
       return Promise.reject(
         new NetworkError(
           error,
@@ -158,6 +173,10 @@ const request = (
       );
     },
   );
+
+  promise.abort = () => controller.abort();
+
+  return promise;
 };
 
 export default request;