diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
index de97f8084a..b700ae5297 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { createSchemaFromZod } from '../schema/createSchemaFromZod';
 import { OpaqueExtensionDefinition } from '@internal/frontend';
 import { ExtensionDataContainer } from './types';
-import { ExtensionBlueprintDefineParams } from './createExtensionBlueprint';
+import {
+  ExtensionBlueprint,
+  ExtensionBlueprintDefineParams,
+} from './createExtensionBlueprint';
+import { FrontendPlugin } from './createFrontendPlugin';
+import { FrontendModule } from './createFrontendModule';
 
 /**
  * This symbol is used to pass parameter overrides from the extension override to the blueprint factory
@@ -281,7 +286,41 @@ export type ExtensionDefinition<
   }>;
 };
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * Creates a new extension definition for installation in a Backstage app.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ *
+ * This is a low-level function for creation of extensions with arbitrary inputs
+ * and outputs and is typically only intended to be used for advanced overrides
+ * or framework-level extensions. For most extension creation needs, it is
+ * recommended to use existing {@link ExtensionBlueprint}s instead. You can find
+ * blueprints both in the `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api` package as well as
+ * other plugin libraries. There is also a list of
+ * {@link https://backstage.io/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/common-extension-blueprints | commonly used blueprints}
+ * in the frontend system documentation.
+ *
+ * Extension definitions that are created with this function can be installed in
+ * a Backstage app via a {@link FrontendPlugin} or {@link FrontendModule}.
+ *
+ * For more details on how extensions work, see the
+ * {@link https://backstage.io/docs/frontend-system/architecture/extensions | documentation for extensions}.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *
+ *```ts
+ *const myExtension = createExtension({
+ *  name: 'example',
+ *  attachTo: { id: 'app', input: 'root' },
+ *  output: [coreExtensionData.reactElement],
+ *  factory() {
+ *    return [coreExtensionData.reactElement(<h1>Hello, world!</h1>)];
+ *  },
+ *});
+ *```
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
 export function createExtension<
   UOutput extends ExtensionDataRef,
   TInputs extends {