diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b546fa..9f168ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -344,11 +344,6 @@ Config precedence is:
 
 | Directory | Link |
 |---|---|
-| **Official MCP Registry** | [`io.github.commit-check/commit-check-mcp`](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) |
+| **Official MCP Registry** | [`io.github.commit-check/commit-check-mcp`](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/?q=commit-check-mcp) |
 | **Glama.ai** | [`github/commit-check/commit-check-mcp`](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/github/commit-check/commit-check-mcp) |
 | **PyPI** | [`commit-check-mcp`](https://pypi.org/project/commit-check-mcp/) |
-
-To also add this server to your preferred directory, open a pull request at:
-
-- [punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers) — community-maintained list
-- [Smithery.ai](https://smithery.ai/) — hosted MCP server registry
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 6fb9b14..6f07456 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -148,6 +148,42 @@ def test_failing_message_due_to_subject_case(self) -> None:
         )
         assert result["status"] == "fail"
 
+    def test_message_pattern_overrides_conventional_commits(self) -> None:
+        """When message_pattern is set via config, it takes precedence."""
+        result = server._validate_message(
+            "PROJ-123: add new feature",
+            config={
+                "commit": {
+                    "message_pattern": r"^PROJ-\d+: .+",
+                    "conventional_commits": False,
+                    "allow_merge_commits": True,
+                    "allow_revert_commits": True,
+                    "allow_empty_commits": True,
+                    "allow_fixup_commits": True,
+                    "allow_wip_commits": True,
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        assert result["status"] == "pass"
+
+    def test_message_pattern_fails_on_mismatch(self) -> None:
+        """A message that doesn't match message_pattern should fail."""
+        result = server._validate_message(
+            "fix: some random change",
+            config={
+                "commit": {
+                    "message_pattern": r"^PROJ-\d+: .+",
+                    "conventional_commits": False,
+                    "allow_merge_commits": True,
+                    "allow_revert_commits": True,
+                    "allow_empty_commits": True,
+                    "allow_fixup_commits": True,
+                    "allow_wip_commits": True,
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        assert result["status"] == "fail"
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # _validate_branch  (real engine call)