diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-addons/README.md b/plugins/techdocs-addons/README.md
index b97a8d583d..432aa757e4 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-addons/README.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-addons/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,61 @@
 # @backstage/plugin-techdocs-addons
 
-Package encapsulating the TechDocs Addons framework.
+Package encapsulating the TechDocs Addon framework.
 
-todo(backstage/techdocs-core): Fill in with real documentation!
+## What is an addon?
+
+An addon is a isolated piece of functionality that one can use to augment the
+TechDocs experience at render-time. For example: an issue counter showing the
+number of issues reported on the documentation, or the top contributors to the
+documentation.
+
+## Create a new addon
+
+To create a new addon, you can use the `createTechDocsAddon` factory exported
+from this plugin. Normally, addons are provided by Backstage plugins, which can
+then be composed within a Backstage app.
+
+When you create a new Addon, it requires three things.
+
+1. A `name` for debugging and analytics purposes)
+2. A `location`, indicating where/how the addon will be rendered
+3. A `component`, encapsulating the addon's logic and functionality
+
+```tsx
+import {
+  createTechDocsAddon,
+  TechDocsAddonLocations,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-addons';
+import { StackOverflowSecondarySidebarAddon } from './components';
+
+export const StackOverflowSecondarySidebar = yourBackstagePlugin.provide(
+  createTechDocsAddon({
+    name: 'StackOverflowSecondarySidebar',
+    type: TechDocsAddonLocations.SECONDARY_SIDEBAR,
+    component: StackOverflowSecondarySidebarAddon,
+  }),
+);
+```
+
+## Compose your app with addons
+
+To configure which addons will augment the TechDocs experience in your
+Backstage app, you need two things:
+
+- The `TechDocsAddons` component, which is responsible for registering the
+  addons.
+- A list of the addons themselves, as exported by their respective plugins.
+
+```tsx
+import {
+  TechDocsAddons,
+  TechDocsReaderPage,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-addons';
+import { StackOverflowSecondarySidebar } from '@backstage/plugin-soe';
+
+<Route path="/docs/:namespace/:kind/:name/*" element={<TechDocsReaderPage />}>
+  <TechDocsAddons>
+    <StackOverflowSecondarySidebar />
+  </TechDocsAddons>
+</Route>;
+```
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-addons/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-addons/api-report.md
index e14ea6112c..f3b3d5fe69 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-addons/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-addons/api-report.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 ```ts
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
+import { Extension } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
+
+// @public
+export function createTechDocsAddon<TComponentProps>(
+  options: TechDocsAddonOptions<TComponentProps>,
+): Extension<ComponentType<TComponentProps>>;
 
 // @public
 export enum TechDocsAddonLocations {
@@ -21,4 +28,7 @@ export type TechDocsAddonOptions<TAddonProps = {}> = {
   location: TechDocsAddonLocations;
   component: ComponentType<TAddonProps>;
 };
+
+// @public
+export const TechDocsAddons: React_2.ComponentType;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-addons/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-addons/package.json
index 4df0488689..79da76e32a 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-addons/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-addons/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
     "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
     "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "^0.8.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0",
     "react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/addons.tsx b/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/addons.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36b5d767ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/addons.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {
+  attachComponentData,
+  createReactExtension,
+  ElementCollection,
+  Extension,
+  useElementFilter,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import React, { ComponentType, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useOutlet } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { TechDocsAddonLocations, TechDocsAddonOptions } from './types';
+
+export const TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY = 'techdocs.addons.addon.v1';
+export const TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY = 'techdocs.addons.wrapper.v1';
+
+/**
+ * TechDocs Addon registry.
+ * @public
+ */
+export const TechDocsAddons: React.ComponentType = () => null;
+
+attachComponentData(TechDocsAddons, TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY, true);
+
+const getDataKeyByName = (name: string) => {
+  return `${TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY}.${name.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US')}`;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a TechDocs addon.
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createTechDocsAddon<TComponentProps>(
+  options: TechDocsAddonOptions<TComponentProps>,
+): Extension<ComponentType<TComponentProps>> {
+  const { name, component: TechDocsAddon } = options;
+  return createReactExtension({
+    name,
+    component: {
+      sync: (props: TComponentProps) => <TechDocsAddon {...props} />,
+    },
+    data: {
+      [TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY]: options,
+      [getDataKeyByName(name)]: true,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+const getTechDocsAddonByName = (collection: ElementCollection, key: string) => {
+  return collection.selectByComponentData({ key }).getElements()[0];
+};
+
+const getAllTechDocsAddons = (collection: ElementCollection) => {
+  return collection
+    .selectByComponentData({
+      key: TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
+    })
+    .selectByComponentData({
+      key: TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
+    });
+};
+
+const getAllTechDocsAddonsData = (collection: ElementCollection) => {
+  return collection
+    .selectByComponentData({
+      key: TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
+    })
+    .findComponentData<TechDocsAddonOptions>({
+      key: TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
+    });
+};
+
+export const useTechDocsAddons = () => {
+  const node = useOutlet();
+
+  const collection = useElementFilter(node, getAllTechDocsAddons);
+  const options = useElementFilter(node, getAllTechDocsAddonsData);
+
+  const findAddonByData = useCallback(
+    (data: TechDocsAddonOptions | undefined) => {
+      if (!collection || !data) return null;
+      const nameKey = getDataKeyByName(data.name);
+      return getTechDocsAddonByName(collection, nameKey) ?? null;
+    },
+    [collection],
+  );
+
+  const renderComponentWithName = useCallback(
+    (name: string) => {
+      const data = options.find(option => option.name === name);
+      return data ? findAddonByData(data) : null;
+    },
+    [options, findAddonByData],
+  );
+
+  const renderComponentsWithLocation = useCallback(
+    (location: TechDocsAddonLocations) => {
+      const data = options.filter(option => option.location === location);
+      return data.length ? data.map(findAddonByData) : null;
+    },
+    [options, findAddonByData],
+  );
+
+  return { renderComponentWithName, renderComponentsWithLocation };
+};
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/index.ts
index 715da10e20..ba9f2a7266 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-addons/src/index.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
+export { createTechDocsAddon, TechDocsAddons } from './addons';
 export type { TechDocsAddonLocations, TechDocsAddonOptions } from './types';