future-plans: bins as items, inventory type-specific views

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

future-plans.md

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 ## Inventory
 
+### Bins as a storage item type
+Support bins (physical containers, boxes, bags, reels, etc.) as inventory items in
+their own right — not just as locations. A bin can hold components but is itself a
+trackable thing. Bins may contain non-electronic items.
+
+### Inventory type-specific views
+Currently the inventory and components views are tightly coupled to the assumption
+that everything is an electronic component. Long term, the system should support
+multiple item types (components, bins, tools, materials, etc.) with:
+- A generic "everything" view showing all inventory regardless of type
+- Type-specific views (e.g. the current components view) that filter and present
+  items with type-relevant fields and UI
+- The current components section becomes one such type-specific view rather than
+  the only view
+
+This is a significant architectural change — not needed now, but should inform data
+model decisions so we don't paint ourselves into a corner.
+
 ### Inventory URL reflects selected entry
 Similar to how components now reflect `/components/:id` in the URL, inventory
 entries have no URL state — refreshing loses context.