diff --git a/.changeset/submitbehavior-jsdoc-mode-aware-default.md b/.changeset/submitbehavior-jsdoc-mode-aware-default.md
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+---
+"@objectstack/spec": patch
+---
+
+docs(spec): state `submitBehavior`'s default as mode-aware, not a single fixed kind (#7441)
+
+The TSDoc block above `FormViewSchema.submitBehavior` in `packages/spec/src/ui/view.zod.ts`
+still read `` `thank-you` (default) — show a confirmation panel``, which the maintainer's
+2026-08-10 ruling on #7245 makes false for the internal path: `thank-you` stays the default
+only on the public `/console/f/:slug` path, while the internal `/console/forms/:name` path
+— where `type: 'form'` actions send operators — now defaults to redirecting to the record
+that was just created. An explicit `submitBehavior` wins in either mode.
+
+Rewritten to state both defaults and the reasoning behind each, mirroring the contract
+already landed in `content/docs/protocol/objectui/actions.mdx` and `content/docs/ui/forms.mdx`
+(PR #7417). The schema itself is unchanged: `submitBehavior` stays `.optional()` with no
+`.default()`, and its `.describe()` string (`'Post-submit behavior'`) is untouched — only
+the source comment was wrong, and only the source comment changes.
+
+No generated output changes: `gen:docs` never renders property-level TSDoc, so `check:docs`
+reports all 231 files still in sync (same measurement PR #7444 made for the same reason).
diff --git a/packages/spec/src/ui/view.zod.ts b/packages/spec/src/ui/view.zod.ts
index bf57bcebdc..1c735db15e 100644
--- a/packages/spec/src/ui/view.zod.ts
+++ b/packages/spec/src/ui/view.zod.ts
@@ -2026,7 +2026,16 @@ export const FormViewSchema = lazySchema(() => strictObject({
   /**
    * What happens after a successful submit.
    *
-   * - `thank-you` (default) — show a confirmation panel
+   * The default when this is omitted is **mode-aware**, not a single fixed
+   * kind (ruled 2026-08-10 on #7245): the public `/console/f/:slug` path
+   * defaults to `thank-you` — there is no record an anonymous submitter is
+   * allowed to read back, so a confirmation panel is all there is to show.
+   * The internal `/console/forms/:name` path — where `type: 'form'` actions
+   * send operators — defaults to redirecting to the record that was just
+   * created, since an operator who just created a record belongs on that
+   * record. An explicit `submitBehavior` always wins, in either mode.
+   *
+   * - `thank-you` — show a confirmation panel
    * - `redirect` — send the browser to a URL
    * - `continue` — reset the form so another response can be entered
    * - `next-record` — advance to the next record (internal queues only)