diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_BACKLOG/PRIORITIES.md b/.github/ISSUE_BACKLOG/PRIORITIES.md
index 51ef7ed..afc9d3e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_BACKLOG/PRIORITIES.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_BACKLOG/PRIORITIES.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ This file tracks **priority tiers** for items in [bodies/](bodies/). The **next
 |---|------|-----------|
 | 4 | [04.md](bodies/04.md) | **Route hot path** — reduce lock contention / route snapshot after `freeze()`. |
 | 17 | [17.md](bodies/17.md) | **ASGI bridge** — `run_coroutine_threadsafe` / thread safety under concurrent load. |
-| 18 | [18.md](bodies/18.md) | **App state / lifespan** — shared resources across workers. |
 | 22 | [22.md](bodies/22.md) | **Multipart / urlencoded body** — [GitHub #47](https://github.com/QueryaHub/OxyRoute/issues/47). |
 
 ## P1 (API ergonomics, security helpers, protocol features)
@@ -36,10 +35,11 @@ This file tracks **priority tiers** for items in [bodies/](bodies/). The **next
 - **Query, errors, E2E:** 2, 3, 12  
 - **API surface:** 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 19, 20  
 - **CI / release / docs / PyO3:** 13, 14, 15, 16  
+- **Lifespan / `app.state`:** 18 (see `App.state`, `examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py`, `docs/rsgi.md`)  
 
 ## Roadmap phasing (summary)
 
-1. **P0:** 4, 17, 18, 47 (order flexible).  
+1. **P0:** 4, 17, 47; **18** done — `app.state` + lifespan docs (order flexible).  
 2. **P1:** 8, 46, 48, 49, 53, 54; 9 as polish.  
 3. **Research:** 50, 51, 52 — as capacity allows.  
 
diff --git a/docs/feature.md b/docs/feature.md
index 66ea521..caa2347 100644
--- a/docs/feature.md
+++ b/docs/feature.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 | Тема | Зазор | Комментарий |
 |------|--------|-------------|
-| **Встроенный `app.state` / lifespan** | Слабо | `__rsgi_init__` и общий state — [#18](https://github.com/QueryaHub/OxyRoute/issues/18). |
+| **Встроенный `app.state` / lifespan** | Частично | `App.state` (`SimpleNamespace`), хуки `__rsgi_init__` / `__rsgi_del__`, пример `examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py` — закрыто в [#18](https://github.com/QueryaHub/OxyRoute/issues/18). |
 | **Сессии (signed cookie, server-side)** | Нет | |
 | **Кэш глобальных настроек** | Нет | Нет первого класса для config. |
 
diff --git a/docs/rsgi.md b/docs/rsgi.md
index 6ab0292..a6f709c 100644
--- a/docs/rsgi.md
+++ b/docs/rsgi.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ The Python `oxyroute.app.App` class implements the async RSGI entry that Granian
 
 You can **override** these in a **subclass** of `App` to open DB pools, HTTP clients, `asyncio` primitives, etc. The default base implementation does nothing.
 
+Every `App` exposes **`app.state`**, a `types.SimpleNamespace` for attaching **per-process** objects. Use it in `__rsgi_init__` (or a factory) instead of ad hoc attributes on `self` if you want a single obvious place for shared services; it is the same not-shared-across-processes story as any other in-memory `App` data.
+
 ### Workers and shared state (Granian)
 
 - With **`granian --workers N`**, the server runs **N independent worker processes** (typical for CPU-bound HTTP). Each process loads your module, constructs your `app`, and may call `__rsgi_init__` **once per worker** (exact call pattern is defined by the server; see [Granian’s docs](https://github.com/emmett-framework/granian)). **In-memory** attributes you set in `__rsgi_init__` are **not** shared between workers: two requests may hit different processes and see different `self.foo`.
diff --git a/examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py b/examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py
index 1bd5647..6deed60 100644
--- a/examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py
+++ b/examples/rsgi_lifespan_app.py
@@ -6,34 +6,57 @@
     granian --interface rsgi examples.rsgi_lifespan_app:app
 
 ``examples/rsgi_app.py`` is the minimal app. This file shows **subclassing** ``App`` to
-open resources when the host starts a worker. In-memory fields are **per OS process**;
-with ``granian --workers N`` each worker has its own object graph — use Redis, a DB
-pool, or a message bus for **cross-worker** or **cross-machine** state.
+open resources when the host starts a worker, using :attr:`oxyroute.app.App.state` and a
+:func:`concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor` (typical for blocking I/O in sync handlers;
+use ``asyncio`` primitives in ``__rsgi_init__`` when your stack is natively async).
+
+In-memory data is **per OS process**; with ``granian --workers N`` each worker has its
+own object graph — use Redis, a DB pool, or a message bus for **cross-worker** or
+**cross-machine** state.
 
 See https://github.com/QueryaHub/OxyRoute/blob/main/docs/rsgi.md (lifespan section).
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import time
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
 from oxyroute import App
 
+_WORKERS = 4  # per-process pool size; not shared across ``granian --workers N``
+
 
 class LifespanApp(App):
-    """Example: set attributes when the RSGI worker calls ``__rsgi_init__``."""
+    """Example: attach per-process state when the RSGI worker calls ``__rsgi_init__``."""
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.ready_at: float | None = None
+        # ``state`` is a :class:`types.SimpleNamespace` on the base :class:`App`.
+        self.state.ready_at = None
+        self.state.thread_pool = None
 
     async def __rsgi_init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        # Place per-process setup here (DB engine, pool, clients, asyncio primitives).
-        self.ready_at = time.time()
+        # ``asyncio`` primitive example (use from async callables you control).
+        self.state.bg_limit = asyncio.Semaphore(8)
+        # Thread pool: run blocking work via ``run_in_executor(self.state.thread_pool, ...)``
+        # from async glue, or keep sync handlers cheap and use the pool in dependencies.
+        self.state.thread_pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=_WORKERS,
+            thread_name_prefix="rsgi",
+        )
+        self.state.ready_at = time.time()
         return None
 
     async def __rsgi_del__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        self.ready_at = None
+        pool = self.state.thread_pool
+        if pool is not None:
+            pool.shutdown(wait=True)
+        self.state.ready_at = None
+        self.state.thread_pool = None
+        if hasattr(self.state, "bg_limit"):
+            del self.state.bg_limit
         return None
 
 
@@ -42,7 +65,7 @@ async def __rsgi_del__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
 
 @app.get("/")
 def root() -> str:
-    t = app.ready_at
+    t = app.state.ready_at
     if t is None:
         return "ok (lifespan not run — use a real RSGI server)"
     return f"ok boot_timestamp={t:.4f}"
@@ -51,5 +74,13 @@ def root() -> str:
 @app.get("/meta")
 def meta() -> str:
     """In multi-worker mode each worker has its own ``ready_at`` (not a global counter)."""
-    t = app.ready_at
+    t = app.state.ready_at
     return f"ready_at={t}"
+
+
+@app.get("/pool")
+def pool_info() -> str:
+    p = app.state.thread_pool
+    if p is None:
+        return "thread_pool=off"
+    return f"thread_pool max_workers={_WORKERS} (per process, not across workers)"
diff --git a/oxyroute/app.py b/oxyroute/app.py
index 0d1a772..b682e50 100644
--- a/oxyroute/app.py
+++ b/oxyroute/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import json
 from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
 from . import _oxyroute
@@ -34,12 +35,18 @@ class App:
     """
     Application object: pass a module instance to Granian, e.g.
     ``granian app:app --interface rsgi`` or for ASGI ``granian app:app --interface asgi``.
+
+    ``state`` is an empty ``types.SimpleNamespace`` for per-process data; set fields in
+    ``__rsgi_init__`` or a factory, or on a subclass. In-memory data is not shared across
+    Granian worker processes.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, title: str = "OxyRoute", *, include_openapi: bool = True) -> None:
         self._app = _oxyroute.App(include_openapi=include_openapi)
         self._app.set_openapi_title(title)
         self.title = title
+        # Per-process mutable bag for ``__rsgi_init__`` / factory setup (DB pool, clients, …).
+        self.state: SimpleNamespace = SimpleNamespace()
         self._asgi3: Callable[..., Any] = build_asgi_caller(self)
 
     def freeze(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_rsgi_lifespan.py b/tests/test_rsgi_lifespan.py
index 1a04419..9776c05 100644
--- a/tests/test_rsgi_lifespan.py
+++ b/tests/test_rsgi_lifespan.py
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 from oxyroute import App
 
 
+def test_app_state_is_simple_namespace() -> None:
+    a = App()
+    assert isinstance(a.state, SimpleNamespace)
+    a.state.pool = "mock"
+    assert a.state.pool == "mock"
+
+
 def test_base_rsgi_init_and_del_are_noop() -> None:
     async def _go() -> None:
         a = App()