diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 pkg
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Group
+
+A group provides a way manage the lifetime of a group of related goroutines.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
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+package group_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/group"
+)
+
+type Group = group.G
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait() {
+	// A Group's zero value is ready to use.
+	var g group.G
+
+	// Add a goroutine to the group.
+	g.Add(func(c context.Context) error {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Done():
+			return c.Err()
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+			return errors.New("timed out")
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to finish.
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output: timed out
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_startup_error() {
+	// A Group's zero value is ready to use.
+	var g group.G
+
+	// Add a goroutine to the group.
+	g.Add(func(_ context.Context) error {
+		return errors.New("startup error")
+	})
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to finish, in this case it will return the startup error.
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output: startup error
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_panic() {
+	// A Group's zero value is ready to use.
+	var g group.G
+
+	// Add a goroutine to the group.
+	g.Add(func(c context.Context) error {
+		panic("boom")
+	})
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to finish.
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output: panic: boom
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_shutdown() {
+	// A Group's zero value is ready to use.
+	var g group.G
+
+	shutdown := make(chan struct{})
+
+	// Add a goroutine to the group.
+	g.Add(func(c context.Context) error {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Done():
+			return errors.New("stopped")
+		case <-shutdown:
+			return errors.New("shutdown")
+		}
+	})
+
+	time.AfterFunc(100*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		close(shutdown)
+	})
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to finish.
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output: shutdown
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_context_cancel() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, time.Now().Add(100*time.Millisecond))
+
+	// pass WithContext option to New to use the provided context.
+	g := group.New(group.WithContext(ctx))
+
+	// Add a goroutine to the group.
+	g.Add(func(c context.Context) error {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Done():
+			return c.Err()
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Cancel the context.
+	cancel()
+
+	// Wait for all goroutines to finish.
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output: context canceled
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_signal() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, _ = signal.NotifyContext(ctx, os.Interrupt)
+
+	g := group.New(group.WithContext(ctx))
+
+	g.Add(MainHTTPServer)
+	g.Add(DebugHTTPServer)
+	g.Add(AsyncLogger)
+
+	<-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// simulate ^C
+	proc, _ := os.FindProcess(os.Getpid())
+	proc.Signal(os.Interrupt)
+
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Unordered output:
+	// async logger started
+	// debug http server started
+	// main http server started
+	// async logger stopped
+	// main http server stopped
+	// debug http server stopped
+	// context canceled
+}
+
+func ExampleGroup_Wait_with_http_shutdown() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, time.Now().Add(100*time.Millisecond))
+	defer cancel()
+
+	g := group.New(group.WithContext(ctx))
+
+	g.Add(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		svr := http.Server{
+			Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, "hello, world!")
+			})}
+		go func() {
+			svr.Serve(l)
+		}()
+
+		<-ctx.Done() // wait for group to stop
+
+		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second) // five seconds graceful timeout
+		defer cancel()
+		return svr.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
+	})
+
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Output:
+}
+func MainHTTPServer(ctx context.Context) error {
+	fmt.Println("main http server started")
+	defer fmt.Println("main http server stopped")
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
+
+func DebugHTTPServer(ctx context.Context) error {
+	fmt.Println("debug http server started")
+	defer fmt.Println("debug http server stopped")
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
+
+func AsyncLogger(ctx context.Context) error {
+	fmt.Println("async logger started")
+	defer fmt.Println("async logger stopped")
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module github.com/pkg/group
+
+go 1.23
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
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+// package group provides a way to manage the lifecycle of a group of goroutines.
+package group
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// G manages the lifetime of a set of goroutines from a common context.
+// The first goroutine in the group to return will cause the context to be canceled,
+// terminating the remaining goroutines.
+type G struct {
+	// ctx is the context passed to all goroutines in the group.
+	ctx    context.Context
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+	done   sync.WaitGroup
+
+	initOnce sync.Once
+
+	errOnce sync.Once
+	err     error
+}
+
+type Option func(*G)
+
+// WithContext uses the provided context for the group.
+func WithContext(ctx context.Context) Option {
+	return func(g *G) {
+		g.ctx = ctx
+	}
+}
+
+// New creates a new group.
+func New(opts ...Option) *G {
+	g := new(G)
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(g)
+	}
+	return g
+}
+
+// init initializes the group.
+func (g *G) init() {
+	if g.ctx == nil {
+		g.ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	g.ctx, g.cancel = context.WithCancel(g.ctx)
+}
+
+// add adds a new goroutine to the group. The goroutine should exit when the context
+// passed to it is canceled.
+func (g *G) Add(fn func(context.Context) error) {
+	g.initOnce.Do(g.init)
+	g.done.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer g.done.Done()
+		defer g.cancel()
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				g.errOnce.Do(func() {
+					if err, ok := r.(error); ok {
+						g.err = err
+					} else {
+						g.err = fmt.Errorf("panic: %v", r)
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		}()
+		if err := fn(g.ctx); err != nil {
+			g.errOnce.Do(func() { g.err = err })
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// wait waits for all goroutines in the group to exit. If any of the goroutines
+// fail with an error, wait will return the first error.
+// Wait waits for all goroutines in the group to exit.
+// If any of the goroutines fail with an error, Wait will return the first error.
+func (g *G) Wait() error {
+	g.done.Wait()
+	g.errOnce.Do(func() {
+		// noop, required to synchronise on the errOnce mutex.
+	})
+	return g.err
+}