diff --git a/eng/common-tests/Verify-Links-ProcessNpmLink.Tests.ps1 b/eng/common-tests/Verify-Links-ProcessNpmLink.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ea0589d1b2
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+++ b/eng/common-tests/Verify-Links-ProcessNpmLink.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+Import-Module Pester
+
+BeforeAll {
+    . $PSScriptRoot/../common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1
+    
+    # Helper function to test URL transformation logic directly without web requests
+    # This mirrors the transformation logic in ProcessNpmLink to enable unit testing
+    function Get-TransformedNpmUrl([System.Uri]$linkUri) {
+        $urlString = $linkUri.ToString()
+        if ($urlString -match '^https?://(?:www\.)?npmjs\.com/package/([^?#]+)/v/([^?#]+)') {
+            # Versioned URL: remove the /v/ segment but keep the version
+            return "https://registry.npmjs.org/$($matches[1])/$($matches[2])"
+        }
+        elseif ($urlString -match '^https?://(?:www\.)?npmjs\.com/package/([^?#]+)') {
+            # Non-versioned URL: just replace the domain
+            return "https://registry.npmjs.org/$($matches[1])"
+        }
+        else {
+            # Fallback: use the original URL if it doesn't match expected patterns
+            return $urlString
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Describe "ProcessNpmLink" {
+    It "Should handle versioned scoped package URL" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/v/1.1.0"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/1.1.0"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle versioned unscoped package URL" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/express/v/4.18.2"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/4.18.2"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle non-versioned scoped package URL" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle non-versioned unscoped package URL" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/express"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/express"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL without www prefix - versioned" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/v/1.1.0"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/1.1.0"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL without www prefix - non-versioned" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://npmjs.com/package/@azure/identity"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/identity"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle package name with hyphens and numbers" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/lodash-es"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash-es"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle package with multiple version segments" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/v/1.1.0-beta.1"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/1.1.0-beta.1"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL with query parameters - non-versioned" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents?activeTab=readme"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL with fragments - non-versioned" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents#installation"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL with version and query parameters" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/v/1.1.0?activeTab=versions"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/1.1.0"
+    }
+
+    It "Should handle URL with trailing slash - non-versioned" {
+        $inputUrl = [System.Uri]"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/"
+        $apiUrl = Get-TransformedNpmUrl $inputUrl
+        $apiUrl | Should -Be "https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1
index d0ac61d7954..0eb1798da6c 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1
@@ -163,7 +163,24 @@ function ProcessCratesIoLink([System.Uri]$linkUri, $path) {
 function ProcessNpmLink([System.Uri]$linkUri) {
   # npmjs.com started using Cloudflare which returns 403 and we need to instead check the registry api for existence checks
   # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/174098#discussioncomment-14461226
-  $apiUrl = $linkUri.ToString() -replace '^https?://(?:www\.)?npmjs\.com/package/(.*)/v', 'https://registry.npmjs.org/$1'
+  
+  # Handle versioned URLs: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents/v/1.1.0 -> https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents/1.1.0
+  # Handle non-versioned URLs: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/ai-agents -> https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/ai-agents
+  # The regex captures the package name (which may contain a slash for scoped packages) and optionally the version.
+  # Query parameters and URL fragments are excluded from the transformation.
+  $urlString = $linkUri.ToString()
+  if ($urlString -match '^https?://(?:www\.)?npmjs\.com/package/([^?#]+)/v/([^?#]+)') {
+    # Versioned URL: remove the /v/ segment but keep the version
+    $apiUrl = "https://registry.npmjs.org/$($matches[1])/$($matches[2])"
+  }
+  elseif ($urlString -match '^https?://(?:www\.)?npmjs\.com/package/([^?#]+)') {
+    # Non-versioned URL: just replace the domain
+    $apiUrl = "https://registry.npmjs.org/$($matches[1])"
+  }
+  else {
+    # Fallback: use the original URL if it doesn't match expected patterns
+    $apiUrl = $urlString
+  }
 
   return ProcessStandardLink ([System.Uri]$apiUrl)
 }