diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 9299bdb..ff3f412 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -295,11 +295,13 @@ func (a *Agate) saveCurrentSnapshotID() error {
 	return os.WriteFile(a.currentIDFile, []byte(a.currentSnapshotID), 0644)
 }
 
+func (a *Agate) Open() error {
+	return a.options.OpenFunc(a.GetActiveDir())
+}
+
 // Close releases all resources used by the Agate instance.
 func (a *Agate) Close() error {
-	// Currently, we don't have a way to close the manager directly
-	// This would be a good addition in the future
-	return nil
+	return a.options.CloseFunc()
 }
 
 // StartServer starts a gRPC server to share snapshots.