Studio: IME / multilingual composer regression test + RTL dir="auto"

.github/workflows/studio-ui-smoke.yml

@@ -229,20 +229,65 @@ jobs:
           kill "${STUDIO_EXTRA_PID}" 2>/dev/null || true
           sleep 2
 
+      # IME + multilingual paste regression (issue #5318 / PR #5327).
+      # Third Studio on its own port so a hang here cannot poison the
+      # earlier UI tests. No GGUF -- the bug surface is the composer.
+      - name: Reset auth + boot Studio for IME / i18n tests (port 18896)
+        run: |
+          unsloth studio reset-password
+          mkdir -p logs
+          UNSLOTH_API_ONLY=1 unsloth studio -H 127.0.0.1 -p 18896 \
+            > logs/studio_ime.log 2>&1 &
+          echo "STUDIO_IME_PID=$!" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Wait for /api/health on 18896
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 180); do
+            if curl -fs "http://127.0.0.1:18896/api/health" > /tmp/health3.json; then
+              jq -e '.status == "healthy"' /tmp/health3.json && break
+            fi
+            sleep 1
+          done
+          jq -e '.status == "healthy"' /tmp/health3.json
+
+      - name: Pass bootstrap pw for IME / i18n test
+        # IME smoke does the change-password against the bootstrap that
+        # Studio's frontend injects into the page, so it only needs the
+        # NEW password.
+        run: |
+          NEW="CIIme-$(python -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(16))')"
+          echo "::add-mask::$NEW"
+          echo "STUDIO_IME_NEW_PW=$NEW" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Drive IME + multilingual paste regression with Playwright
+        env:
+          BASE_URL: http://127.0.0.1:18896
+          STUDIO_NEW_PW: ${{ env.STUDIO_IME_NEW_PW }}
+          PW_ART_DIR: logs/playwright_ime
+          STUDIO_UI_STRICT: '1'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p logs/playwright_ime
+          python tests/studio/playwright_chat_ime_i18n.py
+
+      - name: Stop third Studio
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          kill "${STUDIO_IME_PID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          sleep 2
+
       - name: Upload Playwright artifacts
-        # Always upload (not just failure) so a green run's screenshots
-        # are reviewable in the Actions UI -- catches "passed but the
-        # UI is silently broken" regressions that would be invisible
-        # otherwise. Both Studio's logs (chat + extra) and BOTH
-        # Playwright artifact dirs are bundled.
+        # Always upload so a green run's screenshots stay reviewable --
+        # catches "passed but the UI is silently broken" regressions.
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: studio-ui-smoke-artifacts
           path: |
             logs/studio.log
             logs/studio_extra.log
+            logs/studio_ime.log
             logs/install.log
             logs/playwright
             logs/playwright_extra
+            logs/playwright_ime
           retention-days: 7

studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx

@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ const Composer: FC<{ disabled?: boolean }> = ({ disabled }) => {
         autoFocus={!disabled}
         disabled={disabled}
         aria-label="Message input"
+        // dir="auto": browser picks LTR/RTL from the first strong char;
+        // no effect on Latin / CJK / Devanagari.
+        dir="auto"
         {...inputProps}
       />
       <ComposerAction
@@ -1161,6 +1164,8 @@ const EditComposer: FC = () => {
         <ComposerPrimitive.Input
           className="aui-edit-composer-input min-h-14 w-full resize-none bg-transparent p-4 text-foreground text-sm font-[450] outline-none"
           autoFocus={true}
+          // See main composer above for the dir="auto" rationale.
+          dir="auto"
           {...inputProps}
         />
         <div className="aui-edit-composer-footer mx-3 mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 self-end">

studio/frontend/src/features/chat/shared-composer.tsx

@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ export function SharedComposer({
         placeholder="Send to both models..."
         className="composer-input"
         rows={1}
+        // dir="auto" auto-detects RTL (Arabic / Hebrew / Persian / Urdu)
+        // from the first strong character; no effect on LTR scripts.
+        dir="auto"
       />
       <div className="composer-action-wrapper">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1">