If I have a merge request where I am added as an approver and that code is merged in, then I don't want it to show up on my todos. A merge request has a specified amount of approvals required and when that threshold is hit and the code is merged, there is no work to be done. It is no longer a todo but a done. Unfortunately todos doesn't work this way and become useless for senior members who get listed as approvals for many merge requests.

In terms of combining them with notifications, I agree. I just need a web place to see all the "pending" action items I need to work on. A web notification feature should be the place to see all the pending notifications left for me (similar to how it would work on email except you can't expire emails).