feat(ui): align combobox trigger with select styling (#49665)

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Bug fix and shared UI primitive.

## What is the current behaviour?

In **Database > Replication > Add destination**, the searchable
**Publication** field uses a double chevron and button styling. It looks
inconsistent beside the **Initial sync** select, which uses a single
chevron and the standard select surface.

The shared multi-select trigger uses the same inconsistent double
chevron. These differences are easy to repeat because searchable
comboboxes do not have a dedicated trigger that shares the select
styling.

## What is the new behaviour?

- Adds `ComboboxTrigger` with the same shared styling as `SelectTrigger`
- Uses a fixed single down chevron so combobox and select triggers
cannot drift
- Migrates the Studio **Database > Replication > Add destination >
Publication** field to `ComboboxTrigger`
- Updates `MultiSelectorTrigger` to replace `ChevronsUpDown` with the
same fixed `ChevronDown`, including **Connect > MCP > Feature groups**
in Studio
- Updates the canonical design-system combobox examples
- Leaves `Button` unchanged, so adopting combobox styling is explicit

| Before | After |
| --- | --- |
| <img width="1256" height="448" alt="CleanShot 2026-09-09 at 10 21
32@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bb7a6056-0b4e-4cb4-8dce-e92fa4f5afe7"
/> | <img width="1256" height="448" alt="CleanShot 2026-09-09 at 10 21
11@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/860a06b9-617d-4d94-ac98-944316e9fdc3"
/> |
| <img width="1210" height="520" alt="CleanShot 2026-09-09 at 10 58
28@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e916d3a2-6a75-40eb-965a-56e0694ba447"
/> | <img width="1210" height="520" alt="CleanShot 2026-09-09 at 10 57
57@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c5f1b8ff-8083-47b8-8242-59116d085c00"
/> |

## Left for incremental migration

These existing Studio comboboxes still use bespoke button triggers and
will move to `ComboboxTrigger` in focused follow-up changes:

- **Database > Backups > Point in time > Timezone**
- **Authentication > Third-party auth > AWS region**
- **Account > Preferences > Timezone**
- Shared schema and function selectors

See https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/50157.

The organisation and project switchers in the top navigation are
intentionally out of scope. They are context switchers rather than
form-field comboboxes.

## To test

### Studio callsites

On the [Studio
preview](https://studio-staging-git-dnywh-featcombobox-trigger-supabase.vercel.app):

1. Open **Database > Replication > Add destination**.
2. Compare **Publication** with **Initial sync**. Both should use a
single down chevron and the same closed-field surface, border, sizing,
and hover treatment.
3. Open **Publication**, search for an option, and select it. The
popover should close and the selected publication should be shown.
4. Open **Connect** from the project header, select **MCP**, and check
**Feature groups**. Its multi-select trigger should use a single down
chevron.

### Design system

1. Check the [combobox
examples](https://design-system-git-dnywh-featcombobox-trigger-supabase.vercel.app/design-system/docs/components/combobox).
2. Check the [multi-select
examples](https://design-system-git-dnywh-featcombobox-trigger-supabase.vercel.app/design-system/docs/fragments/multi-select).
3. Both trigger types should use a single down chevron.

apps/design-system/content/docs/components/combobox.mdx

@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@ See installation instructions for the [Popover](/docs/components/popover#install
 ```tsx
 'use client'
 
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Check } from 'lucide-react'
 import * as React from 'react'
-
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import {
+  ComboboxTrigger,
   Command,
   CommandEmpty,
   CommandGroup,
   CommandInput,
   CommandItem,
-} from '@/components/ui/command'
-import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover'
+  CommandList,
+  Popover,
+  PopoverContent,
+  PopoverTrigger,
+} from 'ui'
+
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 const frameworks = [
@@ -63,17 +66,15 @@ export function ComboboxDemo() {
   return (
     <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
       <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button
-          variant="outline"
-          role="combobox"
+        <ComboboxTrigger
           aria-expanded={open}
-          className="w-[200px] justify-between"
+          data-state={open ? 'open' : 'closed'}
+          className={cn('w-[200px]', !value && 'text-foreground-lighter')}
         >
           {value
             ? frameworks.find((framework) => framework.value === value)?.label
             : 'Select framework...'}
-          <ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
-        </Button>
+        </ComboboxTrigger>
       </PopoverTrigger>
       <PopoverContent className="w-[200px] p-0">
         <Command>

apps/design-system/registry/default/example/combobox-demo.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Check } from 'lucide-react'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import {
-  Button,
+  ComboboxTrigger,
   Command,
   CommandEmpty,
   CommandGroup,
@@ -47,18 +47,15 @@ export default function ComboboxDemo() {
   return (
     <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
       <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button
-          variant="default"
-          role="combobox"
-          size={'small'}
+        <ComboboxTrigger
           aria-expanded={open}
-          className="w-[200px] justify-between"
-          iconRight={<ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />}
+          data-state={open ? 'open' : 'closed'}
+          className={cn('w-[200px]', !value && 'text-foreground-lighter')}
         >
           {value
             ? frameworks.find((framework) => framework.value === value)?.label
             : 'Select framework...'}
-        </Button>
+        </ComboboxTrigger>
       </PopoverTrigger>
       <PopoverContent className="w-[200px] p-0">
         <Command>

apps/design-system/registry/default/example/combobox-form.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod'
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Check } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import {
   Button,
+  ComboboxTrigger,
   Command,
   CommandEmpty,
   CommandGroup,
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ const FormSchema = z.object({
 })
 
 export default function ComboboxForm() {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const form = useForm<z.infer<typeof FormSchema>>({
     resolver: zodResolver(FormSchema),
   })
@@ -69,28 +72,18 @@ export default function ComboboxForm() {
           render={({ field }) => (
             <FormItem className="flex flex-col">
               <FormLabel>Language</FormLabel>
-              <Popover>
+              <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
                 <PopoverTrigger asChild>
                   <FormControl>
-                    <Button
-                      variant="default"
-                      role="combobox"
-                      className={cn(
-                        'w-[200px] justify-between',
-                        !field.value && 'text-muted-foreground'
-                      )}
-                      size="small"
-                      iconRight={
-                        <ChevronsUpDown
-                          className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50"
-                          strokeWidth={1}
-                        />
-                      }
+                    <ComboboxTrigger
+                      aria-expanded={open}
+                      data-state={open ? 'open' : 'closed'}
+                      className={cn('w-[200px]', !field.value && 'text-foreground-lighter')}
                     >
                       {field.value
                         ? languages.find((language) => language.value === field.value)?.label
                         : 'Select language'}
-                    </Button>
+                    </ComboboxTrigger>
                   </FormControl>
                 </PopoverTrigger>
                 <PopoverContent className="w-[200px] p-0">
@@ -105,6 +98,7 @@ export default function ComboboxForm() {
                             key={language.value}
                             onSelect={() => {
                               form.setValue('language', language.value)
+                              setOpen(false)
                             }}
                           >
                             <Check

apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/DestinationPanel/DestinationForm/PublicationsComboBox.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { useParams } from 'common'
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown, Plus } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Check, Plus } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { ControllerRenderProps } from 'react-hook-form'
 import {
-  Button,
   cn,
+  ComboboxTrigger,
   Command,
   CommandEmpty,
   CommandGroup,
@@ -78,19 +78,16 @@ export const PublicationsComboBox = ({
       }}
     >
       <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button
-          variant="default"
+        <ComboboxTrigger
+          aria-expanded={isDropdownOpen}
+          data-state={isDropdownOpen ? 'open' : 'closed'}
           size="small"
-          className={cn(
-            'w-full [&>span]:w-full text-left',
-            !selectedPublication && 'text-foreground-muted'
-          )}
-          iconRight={<ChevronsUpDown />}
+          className={cn(!selectedPublication && 'text-foreground-muted')}
           name={field.name}
           onBlur={field.onBlur}
         >
           {selectedPublication || 'Select publication'}
-        </Button>
+        </ComboboxTrigger>
       </PopoverTrigger>
       <PopoverContent
         sameWidthAsTrigger

packages/ui-patterns/src/multi-select/multi-select.test.tsx

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('multi-select', () => {
     const trigger = screen.getByRole('combobox')
     expect(trigger).toHaveClass('h-[26px]', 'p-0.5')
     expect(trigger.firstElementChild).toHaveClass('gap-0.5')
+    expect(trigger.querySelector('.lucide-chevron-down')).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true')
   })
 
   it('renders selected values with a custom label', () => {

packages/ui-patterns/src/multi-select/multi-select.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { cva, VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority'
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown, X as RemoveIcon } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Check, ChevronDown, X as RemoveIcon } from 'lucide-react'
 // @ts-ignore Required to avoid TS error: The inferred type of MultiSelectorContent cannot be named without a reference to @radix-ui
 import type { Popover as PopoverPrimitive } from 'radix-ui'
 import React, { Children, useEffect } from 'react'
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ const MultiSelectorTrigger = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, MultiSelectorTr
           </div>
 
           {showIcon && (
-            <ChevronsUpDown
+            <ChevronDown
+              aria-hidden="true"
               size={16}
               strokeWidth={1.5}
               className="text-foreground-lighter shrink-0 ml-1.5 self-center"

packages/ui/src/components/shadcn/ui/combobox-trigger.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { ComboboxTrigger } from './combobox-trigger'
+
+describe('ComboboxTrigger', () => {
+  it('matches the raised select trigger styling', () => {
+    render(<ComboboxTrigger aria-expanded={false}>Select publication</ComboboxTrigger>)
+
+    const trigger = screen.getByRole('combobox')
+    expect(trigger).toHaveTextContent('Select publication')
+    expect(trigger).toHaveClass(
+      'bg-control-raised',
+      'border-strong',
+      'cursor-pointer',
+      'focus-ring',
+      'text-left'
+    )
+    expect(trigger).not.toHaveClass('bg-background')
+    expect(trigger.querySelector('svg')).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true')
+  })
+})

packages/ui/src/components/shadcn/ui/combobox-trigger.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import * as React from 'react'
+
+import { cn } from '../../../lib/utils/cn'
+import { getExplicitTabIndex } from '../../../lib/utils/getExplicitTabIndex'
+import { selectTriggerVariants, type SelectTriggerVariantProps } from './select-trigger'
+
+const ComboboxTrigger = React.forwardRef<
+  HTMLButtonElement,
+  Omit<React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, 'size'> & SelectTriggerVariantProps
+>(({ className, children, disabled, size, tabIndex, ...props }, ref) => {
+  const computedTabIndex = getExplicitTabIndex(tabIndex, disabled)
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      ref={ref}
+      type="button"
+      role="combobox"
+      disabled={disabled}
+      className={cn(selectTriggerVariants({ size }), className)}
+      tabIndex={computedTabIndex}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-left">{children}</span>
+      <ChevronDown
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-foreground-lighter"
+        strokeWidth={1.5}
+      />
+    </button>
+  )
+})
+ComboboxTrigger.displayName = 'ComboboxTrigger'
+
+export { ComboboxTrigger }

packages/ui/src/components/shadcn/ui/select-trigger.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { cva, type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority'
+
+import { SIZE_VARIANTS, SIZE_VARIANTS_DEFAULT } from '../../../lib/constants'
+
+export const selectTriggerVariants = cva(
+  'flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-between rounded-md border border-strong hover:border-control-hover bg-control-raised text-xs data-[placeholder]:text-foreground-lighter ring-border-control focus-ring disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors duration-200 data-[state=open]:border-control-hover gap-2 [&>span]:truncate text-left',
+  {
+    variants: {
+      size: {
+        ...SIZE_VARIANTS,
+      },
+    },
+    defaultVariants: {
+      size: SIZE_VARIANTS_DEFAULT,
+    },
+  }
+)
+
+export type SelectTriggerVariantProps = VariantProps<typeof selectTriggerVariants>

packages/ui/src/components/shadcn/ui/select.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { cva, VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority'
+import { type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority'
 import { Check, ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Select as SelectPrimitive } from 'radix-ui'
 import * as React from 'react'
 
-import { SIZE_VARIANTS, SIZE_VARIANTS_DEFAULT } from '../../../lib/constants'
 import { cn } from '../../../lib/utils/cn'
+import { ComboboxTrigger } from './combobox-trigger'
+import { selectTriggerVariants } from './select-trigger'
 
 const Select = SelectPrimitive.Root
 
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@ const SelectGroup = SelectPrimitive.Group
 // https://github.com/radix-ui/primitives/issues/2578#issuecomment-1890801041 for more info.
 const SelectValue = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Value>,
-  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Value> &
-    VariantProps<typeof SelectTriggerVariants>
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Value>
 >(({ placeholder, ...props }, ref) => (
   <SelectPrimitive.Value
     placeholder={typeof placeholder === 'string' ? <span>{placeholder}</span> : placeholder}
@@ -28,32 +28,17 @@ const SelectValue = React.forwardRef<
 
 SelectValue.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Value.displayName
 
-const SelectTriggerVariants = cva('', {
-  variants: {
-    size: {
-      ...SIZE_VARIANTS,
-    },
-  },
-  defaultVariants: {
-    size: SIZE_VARIANTS_DEFAULT,
-  },
-})
+type SelectTriggerSize = NonNullable<VariantProps<typeof selectTriggerVariants>['size']>
 
 const SelectTrigger = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger>,
-  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger> &
-    VariantProps<typeof SelectTriggerVariants>
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger> & {
+    size?: SelectTriggerSize
+  }
 >(({ className, children, size, ...props }, ref) => (
   <SelectPrimitive.Trigger
     ref={ref}
-    className={cn(
-      'flex w-full items-center justify-between rounded-md border border-strong hover:border-control-hover bg-control-raised text-xs data-[placeholder]:text-foreground-lighter ring-border-control focus-ring disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors duration-200',
-      'data-[state=open]:border-control-hover',
-      'gap-2',
-      '[&>span]:truncate text-left', // [kemal] This is to prevent double lines rendering when a string is particularly long.
-      SelectTriggerVariants({ size }),
-      className
-    )}
+    className={cn(selectTriggerVariants({ size }), className)}
     tabIndex={0}
     {...props}
   >
@@ -187,6 +172,7 @@ const SelectSeparator = React.forwardRef<
 SelectSeparator.displayName = SelectPrimitive.Separator.displayName
 
 export {
+  ComboboxTrigger,
   Select,
   SelectContent,
   SelectGroup,