diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index 85115930e..a4aa7e7e0 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const UI_EDITOR_FONT_MAX_COUNT: usize = 64;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
-struct AssetImportRequirements {
+pub(crate) struct AssetImportRequirements {
     max_items: usize,
     max_file_size_bytes: Option<u64>,
     max_total_size_bytes: Option<u64>,
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ struct AssetImportRequirements {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
-struct AssetImportPolicy {
+pub(crate) struct AssetImportPolicy {
     destination: String,
     accepted_media_types: Vec<String>,
     accepted_extensions: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(tag = "source", rename_all = "camelCase")]
-pub enum UiEditorAssetImportRequest {
+#[serde(
+    tag = "source",
+    rename_all = "camelCase",
+    rename_all_fields = "camelCase"
+)]
+pub(crate) enum UiEditorAssetImportRequest {
     Local {
         project_path: String,
         local_source_paths: Vec<String>,
@@ -38,6 +42,29 @@ pub enum UiEditorAssetImportRequest {
     },
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod ui_editor_asset_import_request_tests {
+    use super::UiEditorAssetImportRequest;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn local_request_accepts_tauri_camel_case_fields() {
+        let request = serde_json::from_value::<UiEditorAssetImportRequest>(serde_json::json!({
+            "source": "local",
+            "projectPath": "/project",
+            "localSourcePaths": ["/source/font.ttf"],
+            "localPolicy": {
+                "destination": "assets/fonts",
+                "acceptedMediaTypes": ["font/ttf"],
+                "acceptedExtensions": ["ttf"]
+            },
+            "localRequirements": { "maxItems": 64 }
+        }))
+        .expect("deserialize local import request");
+
+        assert!(matches!(request, UiEditorAssetImportRequest::Local { .. }));
+    }
+}
+
 fn validate_asset_import_policy(policy: &AssetImportPolicy) -> Result<bool, String> {
     let normalized_destination = policy.destination.trim();
     let is_font = normalized_destination == "assets/fonts";
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/components/AssetImporter/index.tsx b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/components/AssetImporter/index.tsx
index 9b6493369..8e560bc7b 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/components/AssetImporter/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/components/AssetImporter/index.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export type {
   RemoteAssetCandidate,
 } from './utils';
 
-const ROOT_PATH = '/';
+const ROOT_PATH = '';
 
 export type AssetImporterProps = {
   open: boolean;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export function AssetImporter({
       panelClassName="flex h-[min(760px,92dvh)] w-[min(1100px,96vw)] min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl shadow-2xl"
     >
       <header className="relative flex h-14 shrink-0 items-center justify-center border-b border-(--platform-subpanel-border) px-14">
-        <h2 className="m-0 text-center text-sm font-semibold leading-5">
+        <h2 className="m-0 flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-center text-sm font-semibold leading-5">
           {settings.icon}
           {settings.title}
         </h2>
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ export function AssetImporter({
           ) : null}
           <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 p-3">
             <FileManager
+              key={`${settings.ariaLabel}:${open ? 'open' : 'closed'}`}
               style={{ minHeight: 0, height: '100%', width: '100%' }}
               files={files}
               layout="grid"