diff --git a/.github/workflows/link_checker_workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/link_checker_workflow.yaml
index ae51a4b08b..591221d16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link_checker_workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link_checker_workflow.yaml
@@ -32,29 +32,37 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: cache-lychee-
 
       - name: Link Checker
+        id: lychee-check       
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@a8c4c7cb88f0c7386610c35eb25108e448569cb0 # v2
+        continue-on-error: true 
         with:
           args: >
-            --verbose
+            --quiet
             --no-progress
             --cache
             --max-cache-age 1d
             --exclude '^neo4j\+.*' --exclude '^bolt://.*'
             README.md
             docs/
-          output: /tmp/foo.txt
-          fail: true
-          jobSummary: true
-          debug: true
+          output: lychee-report.md
+          format: markdown
+          fail: true           
+          jobSummary: false    
+          debug: false
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      # This step only runs if the 'lychee_check' step fails, ensuring the 
-      # context note only appears when the developer needs to troubleshoot.
-      - name: Display Link Context Note on Failure
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+
+      - name: Display Failure Report
+        # Run this ONLY if the link checker failed
+        if: steps.lychee-check.outcome == 'failure'
         run: |
           echo "## Link Resolution Note" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "Local links and directory changes work differently on GitHub than on the docsite." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "You must ensure fixes pass the **GitHub check** and also work with **\`hugo server\`**." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "See [Link Checking and Fixing with Lychee](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/blob/main/DEVELOPER.md#link-checking-and-fixing-with-lychee) for more details." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "---" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
+          echo "### Broken Links Found" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          cat ./lychee-report.md >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          exit 1
diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
index 9ce08c5e6a..236e2c8394 100644
--- a/.lycheeignore
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ https://cloud.dgraph.io/login
 https://dgraph.io/docs
 
 # MySQL Community downloads and main site (often protected by bot mitigation)
-https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/
-https://www.mysql.com/
+^https?://(.*\.)?mysql\.com/.*
 
 # Claude desktop download link
 https://claude.ai/download
@@ -37,10 +36,9 @@ https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/sql-prepared-statements.html
 https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/user-names.html
 
 # npmjs links can occasionally trigger rate limiting during high-frequency CI builds
-https://www.npmjs.com/package/@toolbox-sdk/adk
-https://www.npmjs.com/package/@toolbox-sdk/core
-https://www.npmjs.com/package/@toolbox-sdk/server
+^https?://(www\.)?npmjs\.com/.*
+
 https://www.oceanbase.com/
 
 # Ignore social media and blog profiles to reduce external request overhead
-https://medium.com/@mcp_toolbox
+https://medium.com/@mcp_toolbox
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