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 custom samplers or span exporters, set new defaults, and embed it all in the agent to obtain a
 single jar file.
 
+## Creating an agent distribution
+
+[Distribution](examples/distro/README.md) provides guidance on creating a separate distribution, serving as a collection of examples for extending the functionality of the OpenTelemetry Java instrumentation agent. It also demonstrates how to repackage the agent while incorporating custom features.
+[Agent extensions](#creating-agent-extensions) are recommended instead for most users as they are simpler and do not require rebuilding with each OpenTelemetry Java agent release.
+
 ## Manually instrumenting
 
 For most users, the out-of-the-box instrumentation is completely sufficient and nothing more has to