diff --git a/gdi/opentelemetry/discovery-mode.rst b/gdi/opentelemetry/discovery-mode.rst
index c1194cf8c..a66209ba2 100644
--- a/gdi/opentelemetry/discovery-mode.rst
+++ b/gdi/opentelemetry/discovery-mode.rst
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ Custom configurations consist of the fields you want to override in the default
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-
     # <some-receiver-type-with-optional-name.discovery.yaml>
       <receiver_type>(/<receiver_name>):
          enabled: <true | false> # true by default
@@ -196,6 +195,45 @@ To define a custom directory for discovery settings, use the ``--config-dir`` op
 
     otelcol --discovery --config-dir <custom_path>
 
+Usage example
+======================
+
+The following example show how to install the Collector with discovery mode to find a MySQL database and retrieve metrics.
+
+#. Install the collector on the host using the `--discovery` flag:
+
+   .. code-block:: shell
+    
+      curl -sSL https://dl.signalfx.com/splunk-otel-collector.sh > /tmp/splunk-otel-collector.sh && \
+      sudo sh /tmp/splunk-otel-collector.sh --realm <realm> – <token> --mode agent --discovery
+
+#. Create the properties.discovery.yaml file in the `/etc/otel/collector/config.d` directory with the following content: 
+
+   .. code-block:: yaml
+
+      splunk.discovery:
+        receivers:
+          smartagent/collectd/mysql:
+            enabled: true
+            config:
+              username: "root"
+              password: "<password>"
+              databases: "[{name: 'information_schema'}]"
+
+#. Tail the Collector logs with the following command to confirm that it has discovered the MySQL database successfully: 
+
+   .. code-block:: shell
+
+      journalctl -u splunk-otel-collector
+
+#. When successful, the logs include lines similar to the following: 
+
+   .. code-block:: text
+
+      info        collectd/logging.go:49        plugin "logfile" successfully loaded.        {"kind": "receiver", "name": "receiver_creator/discovery", "data_type": "metrics", "name": 
+      "smartagent/collectd/mysql/receiver_creator/discovery{endpoint=\"[::]:3306\"}/(host_observer)[::]-3306-TCP-2005", "collectdInstance": "monitor- 
+      smartagentcollectdmysqlreceiver_creatordiscoveryendpoint3306host_observer3306TCP2005", "monitorID": "smartagentcollectdmysqlreceiver_creatordiscoveryendpoint3306host_observer3306TCP2005", "monitorType": 
+      "collectd/mysql", "plugin": "plugin_load"}
 
 Troubleshooting
 ======================