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+# OpenTelemetry Kotlin Extension
+
+Kotlin [Extensions](src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/extension/kotlin/ContextExtensions.kt) to propagate
+OpenTelemetry context into coroutines.
+
+For example, you could do the following with coroutines
+
+```kotlin
+launch(Context.current().asContextElement()) {
+// trace ids propagated here
+}
+```