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Document an official Bionic localization and RTL contribution path

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Description

Hello LM Studio team,

I would like to contribute a professionally reviewed Persian (`fa-IR`) localization and RTL support to Bionic through an official, supported route.

Before filing this request, I searched the LM Studio organization for Bionic localization, Persian, and RTL issues. I found general RTL discussions (for example, [`localization#272`](https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/localization/issues/272) and [`lms#568`](https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms/issues/568)), but no Bionic-specific catalog or contribution path.

What I verified in a local Windows test with Bionic 1.0.9 (build 2):

- the main and settings UI displayed in English;
- unsent mixed Persian/Latin/numeral input rendered right-aligned and RTL correctly in the composer;
- the public [`lmstudio-ai/localization`](https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/localization) repository appears to cover LM Studio, but I could not find a Bionic catalog or Bionic contribution instructions.

Could you please document the minimum supported contribution interface for Bionic localization?

1. The official repository/catalog format and contribution steps.
2. How a locale declares `fa-IR` and `direction: rtl`, including LTR isolation for code, paths, URLs, and model IDs.
3. The supported preview and validation workflow.

If that interface is not public yet, simply confirming the intended repository or tracker would be enough to unblock a proper contribution.

I prepared a small clean-room readiness kit with candidate locale metadata, mixed-direction acceptance cases, an RTL review checklist, and dependency-free validation rules:

https://github.com/MiRHaDi/bionic-fa-readiness-kit

The kit contains no Bionic binaries, extracted strings, or claim of a completed Bionic translation. It can be adapted to the official format once that format is published or confirmed.

Thank you.

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Research direction

No documentation file, test, or entry point is named. Start by confirming the official Bionic repository or catalog, contribution steps, RTL metadata requirements, and preview workflow; the work is done when those details are documented for contributors.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation, localization
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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