fix: url form syncing [ENG-2469]

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Ticket ENG-2469

Description Of Changes

Allowing the search form to be updated by the url via an effect
Also removes default steward filter for current user

Code Changes

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Greptile Overview

Greptile Summary

This PR adds bidirectional URL-to-form synchronization for the monitor list search form. Previously, form changes updated the URL, but URL changes (from browser navigation or direct URL manipulation) didn't update the form.

Key changes:

• Added useEffect hook to sync URL state (searchForm) back to form fields when URL changes
• Modified onFieldsChange to directly update URL state instead of using form.submit() and onFinish callback
• Removed the onFinish callback entirely as it's no longer needed

Impact:

• Users can now use browser back/forward buttons and the form will correctly reflect URL state
• Direct URL manipulation will properly update form values
• Maintains translation layer between Ant Design form conventions (undefined for empty) and nuqs URL conventions (empty string for empty)

The implementation leverages Ant Design's behavior where form.setFieldsValue() does not trigger onFieldsChange, naturally preventing infinite loops between URL and form updates.

Confidence Score: 4/5

• This PR is safe to merge with minimal risk - the change is well-scoped and solves a legitimate URL syncing issue
• The implementation correctly adds bidirectional syncing between URL and form state. The useEffect approach is appropriate for this use case, and Ant Design's form.setFieldsValue() naturally prevents infinite loops by not triggering onFieldsChange. The only minor concern is documentation clarity around the dependency array.
• No files require special attention

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
clients/admin-ui/src/features/data-discovery-and-detection/action-center/hooks/useSearchForm.ts	Added bidirectional URL-to-form syncing via useEffect to support browser navigation

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[adamsachs]

functionally this looks good, approving since we want to patch this bug and default behavior ASAP - we'll be coming back to this bit of code so a further review can be done then!