diff --git a/specification.md b/specification.md
index 21c242a..acb9460 100644
--- a/specification.md
+++ b/specification.md
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ Status: [Beta]
     + [Agent Status Compression](#agent-status-compression)
     + [AgentDescription Message](#agentdescription-message)
       - [AgentDescription.identifying_attributes](#agentdescriptionidentifying_attributes)
+        * [Standalone Agents](#standalone-agents)
+        * [Language Instrumentation Agents](#language-instrumentation-agents)
       - [AgentDescription.non_identifying_attributes](#agentdescriptionnon_identifying_attributes)
+        * [Standalone Agents](#standalone-agents-1)
+        * [Language Instrumentation Agents](#language-instrumentation-agents-1)
     + [ComponentHealth Message](#componenthealth-message)
       - [ComponentHealth.healthy](#componenthealthhealthy)
       - [ComponentHealth.start_time_unix_nano](#componenthealthstart_time_unix_nano)
@@ -1204,13 +1208,15 @@ Attributes that identify the Agent.
 Keys/values are according to OpenTelemetry [resource semantic
 conventions](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/resource/).
 
-For standalone running Agents (such as OpenTelemetry Collector) the following
-attributes SHOULD be specified:
+###### Standalone Agents
 
-- service.name should be set to the same value that the Agent uses in its own telemetry.
-- service.namespace if it is used in the environment where the Agent runs.
-- service.version should be set to version number of the Agent build.
-- service.instance.id should be set. It may be set equal to the Agent's
+The OpenTelemetry Collector and other standalone Agents SHOULD use the following 
+identifying attributes:
+
+- `service.name` should be set to the same value that the Agent uses in its own telemetry.
+- `service.namespace` if it is used in the environment where the Agent runs.
+- `service.version` should be set to version number of the Agent build.
+- `service.instance.id` should be set. It may be set equal to the Agent's
   instance uid (equal to ServerToAgent.instance_uid field) or any other value
   that uniquely identifies the Agent in combination with other attributes.
 - any other attributes that are necessary for uniquely identifying the Agent's
@@ -1221,8 +1227,19 @@ telemetry. The combination of identifying attributes SHOULD be sufficient to
 uniquely identify the Agent's own telemetry in the destination system to which
 the Agent sends its own telemetry.
 
+###### Language Instrumentation Agents
+
+Instrumentation agents use an OpenTelemetry SDK instance which includes a
+Resource that identifies the source of telemetry. These agents SHOULD
+simply copy all of the Resource attributes into the `identifying_attributes`.
+
+Additional attributes MAY be included to supplement the existing
+Resource if needed.
+
 ##### AgentDescription.non_identifying_attributes
 
+###### Standalone Agents
+
 Attributes that do not necessarily identify the Agent but help describe where it
 runs.
 
@@ -1236,6 +1253,10 @@ The following attributes SHOULD be included:
 - any user-defined attributes that the end user would like to associate with
   this Agent.
 
+###### Language Instrumentation Agents
+
+Instrumentation agents SHOULD leave the `non_identifying_attributes` empty.
+
 #### ComponentHealth Message
 
 Status: [Beta]