diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b175c6..6a67233 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ function chat_message(&$params, &$result) {
 | `$socket->broadcastAll($data)` | Send to ALL connected clients |
 | `$socket->join($room, $data)` | Join a room, forwarding `$data` to the room's join handler |
 | `$socket->leave($room, $data)` | Leave a room, forwarding `$data` to the room's leave handler |
+| `$socket->disconnect()` | Close this connection |
 | `$socket->anyMethod($data)` | **RPC** — calls a method on the client, blocks until response (5s timeout) |
 
 **Room handlers** get `$room` — a `Q_Room` instance:
@@ -2170,7 +2171,17 @@ Changes are logged to stderr:
 14:32:09 hot-reload: restarting server...
 ```
 
-Polls every 2 seconds. Use in development, not production.
+Polls every 2 seconds. Recommended for development.
+
+Even without `--hotreload`, handler changes take effect naturally: HTTP
+requests fork fresh and load handlers on demand, so the next request gets the
+new file. WebSocket connections and rooms keep the old code for their lifetime
+— new connections pick up the change. A natural rolling deploy with no
+interruption. The `--hotreload` flag adds automatic restart for class and
+config changes, which are preloaded in the parent process.
+
+If `Q.handlers.preload` is `true` (production mode), handlers are also loaded
+in the parent — use `--reload` to pick up handler changes in that case.
 
 ### Scheduler
 
diff --git a/bin/qbixserver.phar b/bin/qbixserver.phar
index 3f7e2f6..4d67984 100755
Binary files a/bin/qbixserver.phar and b/bin/qbixserver.phar differ
diff --git a/src/Q.php b/src/Q.php
index 244e8f4..dee6c7f 100644
--- a/src/Q.php
+++ b/src/Q.php
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ class Q_Socket
 	/** Leave a room, optionally forwarding data to the room's leave handler */
 	function leave($room, $data = array()) { self::_cmd(array('cmd' => 'leave', 'socketId' => $this->id, 'room' => $room, 'data' => $data)); }
 
+	/** Disconnect this client */
+	function disconnect() { self::_cmd(array('cmd' => 'disconnect', 'socketId' => $this->id)); }
+
 	/**
 	 * Call a method on the remote client. Blocks until the client responds.
 	 * The client must have registered a handler via qs.handle('methodName', fn).
diff --git a/src/Q/WebSocket.php b/src/Q/WebSocket.php
index 9100e93..c786447 100644
--- a/src/Q/WebSocket.php
+++ b/src/Q/WebSocket.php
@@ -874,6 +874,9 @@ class Q_WebSocket
 			case 'ack':
 				self::sendAck($cmd['socketId'], $cmd['ackId'], $cmd['data']);
 				break;
+			case 'disconnect':
+				self::disconnect($cmd['socketId']);
+				break;
 			case 'rpc':
 				self::handleRpc($cmd);
 				break;