diff --git a/.claude/hooks/SessionStart.sh b/.claude/hooks/SessionStart.sh
index 911d580..2c38859 100755
--- a/.claude/hooks/SessionStart.sh
+++ b/.claude/hooks/SessionStart.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg
 
 echo "Pre-commit hooks installed successfully!"
 
+# Check if pecl is available, install php-pear if not
+echo "Checking for pecl..."
+if ! command -v pecl &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "pecl is not installed. Installing php-pear..."
+
+    # Try to install php-pear using apt
+    if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y php-pear
+    else
+        echo "Error: apt package manager is not available. Cannot install php-pear."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Verify installation
+    if ! command -v pecl &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to install php-pear/pecl."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "php-pear and pecl installed successfully!"
+else
+    echo "pecl is already available."
+fi
+
 pecl install xdebug || true
 
 composer install