diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1a1005c73..bf534d19d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">= 8.3",
         "ext-mbstring": "*",
+        "ext-simplexml": "*",
         "ext-zlib": "*",
         "laravel/prompts": "^0.1.12",
         "symfony/console": "^5.4 || ^6 || ^7",
diff --git a/config/source.json b/config/source.json
index 040197cb1..823789c72 100644
--- a/config/source.json
+++ b/config/source.json
@@ -8,30 +8,25 @@
         "alt": false
     },
     "amqp": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/amqp",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/amqp",
-        "filename": "amqp.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "apcu": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/APCu",
+        "type": "pecl",
+        "pecl": "APCu",
         "path": "php-src/ext/apcu",
-        "filename": "apcu.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ast": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/ast",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/ast",
-        "filename": "ast.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -85,20 +80,16 @@
         }
     },
     "dio": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/dio",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/dio",
-        "filename": "dio.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ev": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/ev",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/ev",
-        "filename": "ev.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -115,10 +106,8 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-ds": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/ds",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/ds",
-        "filename": "ds.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -134,10 +123,8 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-excimer": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/excimer",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/excimer",
-        "filename": "excimer.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -162,10 +149,8 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-grpc": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/grpc",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/grpc",
-        "filename": "grpc.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": [
@@ -174,20 +159,16 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-imagick": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/imagick",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/imagick",
-        "filename": "imagick.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ext-imap": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/imap",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/imap",
-        "filename": "imap.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": [
@@ -207,19 +188,15 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-maxminddb": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/maxminddb",
-        "filename": "ext-maxminddb.tgz",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ext-memcache": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/memcache",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/memcache",
-        "filename": "memcache.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -235,10 +212,8 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-simdjson": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/simdjson",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/simdjson",
-        "filename": "simdjson.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -255,40 +230,32 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-ssh2": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/ssh2",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/ssh2",
-        "filename": "ssh2.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ext-trader": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/trader",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/trader",
-        "filename": "trader.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ext-uuid": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/uuid",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/uuid",
-        "filename": "uuid.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "ext-uv": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/uv",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/uv",
-        "filename": "uv.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -305,9 +272,7 @@
         }
     },
     "ext-zip": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/zip",
-        "filename": "ext-zip.tgz",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -412,10 +377,8 @@
         }
     },
     "igbinary": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/igbinary",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/igbinary",
-        "filename": "igbinary.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "COPYING"
@@ -439,10 +402,8 @@
         }
     },
     "inotify": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/inotify",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/inotify",
-        "filename": "inotify.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -844,10 +805,8 @@
         }
     },
     "memcached": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/memcached",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/memcached",
-        "filename": "memcached.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -885,10 +844,8 @@
         }
     },
     "msgpack": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/msgpack",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/msgpack",
-        "filename": "msgpack.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -988,39 +945,31 @@
         }
     },
     "opentelemetry": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/opentelemetry",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/opentelemetry",
-        "filename": "opentelemetry.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "parallel": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/parallel",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/parallel",
-        "filename": "parallel.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "pcov": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/pcov",
-        "filename": "pcov.tgz",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "pdo_sqlsrv": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/pdo_sqlsrv",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/pdo_sqlsrv",
-        "filename": "pdo_sqlsrv.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -1053,10 +1002,8 @@
         }
     },
     "protobuf": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/protobuf",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/protobuf",
-        "filename": "protobuf.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -1115,10 +1062,8 @@
         }
     },
     "redis": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/redis",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/redis",
-        "filename": "redis.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": [
@@ -1155,10 +1100,8 @@
         }
     },
     "sqlsrv": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/sqlsrv",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/sqlsrv",
-        "filename": "sqlsrv.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -1221,20 +1164,16 @@
         }
     },
     "xhprof": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/xhprof",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/xhprof-src",
-        "filename": "xhprof.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
         }
     },
     "xlswriter": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/xlswriter",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/xlswriter",
-        "filename": "xlswriter.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
@@ -1252,10 +1191,8 @@
         }
     },
     "yac": {
-        "type": "url",
-        "url": "https://pecl.php.net/get/yac",
+        "type": "pecl",
         "path": "php-src/ext/yac",
-        "filename": "yac.tgz",
         "license": {
             "type": "file",
             "path": "LICENSE"
diff --git a/src/SPC/store/Downloader.php b/src/SPC/store/Downloader.php
index ccf61dd8d..474e8dbe1 100644
--- a/src/SPC/store/Downloader.php
+++ b/src/SPC/store/Downloader.php
@@ -16,6 +16,43 @@
  */
 class Downloader
 {
+    /**
+     * Get latest stable version from PECL
+     *
+     * @param  string             $name   Source name
+     * @param  array              $source Source meta info: [pecl?]
+     * @return array<int, string> [url, filename]
+     */
+    public static function getPECLInfo(string $name, array $source): array
+    {
+        $package = $source['pecl'] ?? (str_starts_with($name, 'ext-') ? substr($name, 4) : $name);
+        $lp = strtolower($package);
+        $api_url = "https://pecl.php.net/rest/r/{$lp}/allreleases.xml";
+        logger()->debug("Fetching {$name} source from PECL: {$api_url}");
+        $xml = self::curlExec(
+            url: $api_url,
+            retries: self::getRetryAttempts()
+        );
+        $dom = new \SimpleXMLElement($xml);
+        $version = null;
+        if ($source['prefer-stable'] ?? false) {
+            foreach ($dom->r as $release) {
+                if ((string) $release->s === 'stable') {
+                    $version = (string) $release->v;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $version ??= isset($dom->r[0]) ? (string) $dom->r[0]->v : null;
+        if ($version === null) {
+            throw new DownloaderException("failed to find any release for {$name} on PECL");
+        }
+        $url = "https://pecl.php.net/get/{$package}-{$version}.tgz";
+        $filename = "{$package}-{$version}.tgz";
+        logger()->info("Found {$name} PECL version: {$version}");
+        return [$url, $filename];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get latest version from PIE config (Packagist)
      *
@@ -612,6 +649,7 @@ private static function isAlreadyDownloaded(string $name, bool $force, int $down
      * @param array{
      *     url?: string,
      *     repo?: string,
+     *     pecl?: string,
      *     rev?: string,
      *     path?: string,
      *     filename?: string,
@@ -631,6 +669,10 @@ private static function downloadByType(string $type, string $name, array $conf,
     {
         try {
             switch ($type) {
+                case 'pecl': // PECL (latest stable)
+                    [$url, $filename] = self::getPECLInfo($name, $conf);
+                    self::downloadFile($name, $url, $filename, $conf['path'] ?? $conf['extract'] ?? null, $download_as);
+                    break;
                 case 'pie': // Packagist
                     [$url, $filename] = self::getPIEInfo($name, $conf);
                     self::downloadFile($name, $url, $filename, $conf['path'] ?? $conf['extract'] ?? null, $download_as, hooks: [[CurlHook::class, 'setupGithubToken']]);
diff --git a/src/SPC/util/ConfigValidator.php b/src/SPC/util/ConfigValidator.php
index d9f751ef9..7f201b89a 100644
--- a/src/SPC/util/ConfigValidator.php
+++ b/src/SPC/util/ConfigValidator.php
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class ConfigValidator
         'regex' => 'string',    // regex pattern
         'rev' => 'string',      // revision/branch
         'repo' => 'string',     // repository name
+        'pecl' => 'string',     // PECL package name
         'match' => 'string',    // match pattern (aaa*bbb)
+        'query' => 'string',    // query string for API requests
         'filename' => 'string', // filename
         'path' => 'string',     // copy path
         'extract' => 'string',  // copy path (alias of path)
@@ -73,12 +75,13 @@ class ConfigValidator
     private const array SOURCE_TYPE_FIELDS = [
         'filelist' => [['url', 'regex'], []],
         'git' => [['url', 'rev'], ['path', 'extract', 'submodules']],
-        'ghtagtar' => [['repo'], ['path', 'extract', 'prefer-stable', 'match']],
-        'ghtar' => [['repo'], ['path', 'extract', 'prefer-stable', 'match']],
+        'ghtagtar' => [['repo'], ['path', 'extract', 'prefer-stable', 'match', 'query']],
+        'ghtar' => [['repo'], ['path', 'extract', 'prefer-stable', 'match', 'query']],
         'ghrel' => [['repo', 'match'], ['path', 'extract', 'prefer-stable']],
         'url' => [['url'], ['filename', 'path', 'extract']],
         'bitbuckettag' => [['repo'], ['path', 'extract']],
         'local' => [['dirname'], ['path', 'extract']],
+        'pecl' => [[], ['pecl', 'path', 'prefer-stable']],
         'pie' => [['repo'], ['path']],
         'custom' => [[], ['func']],
     ];