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@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ language-specific package manager settings (pip/uv/poetry, Maven/Gradle/Ivy/SBT/
 cargo, Go modules, RubyGems, NuGet). The result can then be used to build a Docker image or otherwise
 deployed to the target device.
 
+Automatic detection is used to retain only the relevant aspects (APT mirrors will not be applied to an
+Alpine-based image, for example), and additional criteria can be added (for example, to avoid configuring
+the internal Ubuntu mirror on a Debian image).
+
+
 ## How it works
 
 - `--dst` points to the destination directory that receives every modified or created file. `id-configurator`