diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0611dcb..961f288 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.11.6
+    rev: v0.11.8
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff
         args: [--fix]
diff --git a/src/airflow_mcp_server/client/airflow_client.py b/src/airflow_mcp_server/client/airflow_client.py
index a75394f..7ec9afe 100644
--- a/src/airflow_mcp_server/client/airflow_client.py
+++ b/src/airflow_mcp_server/client/airflow_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 
-import requests
+import httpx
 from jsonschema_path import SchemaPath
 from openapi_core import OpenAPI
 from openapi_core.validation.request.validators import V31RequestValidator
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def convert_dict_keys(d: dict) -> dict:
 
 
 class AirflowClient:
-    """Client for interacting with Airflow API."""
+    """Async client for interacting with Airflow API."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -48,12 +48,25 @@ class AirflowClient:
         self.base_url = base_url
         self.auth_token = auth_token
         self.headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.auth_token}"}
+        self._client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
+        self.raw_spec = None
+        self.spec = None
+        self._paths = None
+        self._validator = None
 
-        # Fetch OpenAPI spec from endpoint
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(headers=self.headers)
+        await self._initialize_spec()
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
+        if self._client:
+            await self._client.aclose()
+            self._client = None
+
+    async def _initialize_spec(self):
         openapi_url = f"{self.base_url.rstrip('/')}/openapi.json"
-        self.raw_spec = self._fetch_openapi_spec(openapi_url)
-
-        # Validate spec has required fields
+        self.raw_spec = await self._fetch_openapi_spec(openapi_url)
         if not isinstance(self.raw_spec, dict):
             raise ValueError("OpenAPI spec must be a dictionary")
         required_fields = ["openapi", "info", "paths"]
@@ -70,10 +83,12 @@ class AirflowClient:
         schema_path = SchemaPath.from_dict(self.raw_spec)
         self._validator = V31RequestValidator(schema_path)
 
-    def _fetch_openapi_spec(self, url: str) -> dict:
+    async def _fetch_openapi_spec(self, url: str) -> dict:
+        if not self._client:
+            self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(headers=self.headers)
         try:
-            response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
+            response = await self._client.get(url)
             response.raise_for_status()
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
+        except httpx.RequestError as e:
             raise ValueError(f"Failed to fetch OpenAPI spec from {url}: {e}")
         return response.json()
diff --git a/tests/client/test_airflow_client.py b/tests/client/test_airflow_client.py
index b6f1f8c..4ee21c2 100644
--- a/tests/client/test_airflow_client.py
+++ b/tests/client/test_airflow_client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -9,35 +10,60 @@ from airflow_mcp_server.client.airflow_client import AirflowClient
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-def mock_openapi_response(*args, **kwargs):
-    class MockResponse:
-        def __init__(self):
-            self.status_code = 200
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_multiple_clients_concurrent():
+    """Test initializing two AirflowClients concurrently to verify async power."""
 
-        def json(self):
-            return {"openapi": "3.0.0", "info": {"title": "Airflow API", "version": "1.0.0"}, "paths": {}}
+    async def mock_get(self, url, *args, **kwargs):
+        class MockResponse:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.status_code = 200
 
-    return MockResponse()
+            def raise_for_status(self):
+                pass
+
+            def json(self):
+                return {"openapi": "3.1.0", "info": {"title": "Airflow API", "version": "2.0.0"}, "paths": {}}
+
+        return MockResponse()
+
+    with patch("httpx.AsyncClient.get", new=mock_get):
+
+        async def create_and_check():
+            async with AirflowClient(base_url="http://localhost:8080", auth_token="token") as client:
+                assert client.base_url == "http://localhost:8080"
+                assert client.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer token"
+                assert isinstance(client.spec, OpenAPI)
+
+        # Run two clients concurrently
+        await asyncio.gather(create_and_check(), create_and_check())
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def client():
-    with patch("airflow_mcp_server.client.airflow_client.requests.get", side_effect=mock_openapi_response):
-        return AirflowClient(
-            base_url="http://localhost:8080/api/v1",
-            auth_token="test-token",
-        )
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_client_initialization():
+    async def mock_get(self, url, *args, **kwargs):
+        class MockResponse:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.status_code = 200
 
+            def raise_for_status(self):
+                pass
 
-def test_init_client_initialization(client):
-    assert isinstance(client.spec, OpenAPI)
-    assert client.base_url == "http://localhost:8080/api/v1"
-    assert client.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer test-token"
+            def json(self):
+                return {"openapi": "3.1.0", "info": {"title": "Airflow API", "version": "2.0.0"}, "paths": {}}
+
+        return MockResponse()
+
+    with patch("httpx.AsyncClient.get", new=mock_get):
+        async with AirflowClient(base_url="http://localhost:8080", auth_token="test-token") as client:
+            assert client.base_url == "http://localhost:8080"
+            assert client.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer test-token"
+            assert isinstance(client.spec, OpenAPI)
 
 
 def test_init_client_missing_auth():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="auth_token"):
         AirflowClient(
-            base_url="http://localhost:8080/api/v1",
+            base_url="http://localhost:8080",
             auth_token=None,
         )