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Expand Up @@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ having to create a separate distribution or to fork this repository. For example
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
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