Create an explanation article that shows how or why something works using definitions, mechanisms, evidence, examples, and clear boundaries. The active guide targets 2,000 words, enforces 10 structural elements, binds sources after generation, and keeps review before export.
~2000
Target word count
10
Required elements
4
Citation styles bound post-gen
2
One-click CMS publish targets
Current public contract
Explanation Article generation contract
The values below come from the active Quill content-type guide and delivery catalog.
Aspect
Current behavior
Why it matters
Target length
Approximately 2,000 words
The active style guide supplies the generation target.
Required structure
10 required elements
Each listed element is injected into the generation contract.
Tone and voice
Patient, clear, and illuminating; Active voice
The values are read from the selected content-type guide.
Audience
Confused learners, those struggling with complex topics, visual learners, anyone needing clarity.
The output is shaped for the guide's declared reader.
Source handling
Post-generation claim extraction and source binding
Citations are bound after generation instead of being invented in the draft.
Delivery
2 direct publishing targets; HTML, Markdown, and PDF
The delivery options come from the current Quill capability snapshot.
What should I provide to the AI Explanation Article Generator?
Provide the question being explained, reader knowledge level, mechanism or causal chain, authoritative sources, examples, and misconceptions that need correction.
What structure does a Gixo Explanation Article follow?
The active guide targets approximately 2,000 words and injects 10 required structural elements using a patient, clear, and illuminating tone for confused learners, those struggling with complex topics, visual learners, anyone needing clarity..
Can I review and publish the generated Explanation Article?
Yes. The Explanation Article opens in the Quill workspace for editing and team review. You can bind sources after generation, render APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard citations, export in HTML, Markdown, and PDF, or publish to a supported CMS destination.
What is an AI Explanation Article Generator?
An AI explanation article generator helps readers understand how or why a concept, system, or event works. It connects definitions to mechanisms, causes, evidence, examples, and limitations rather than merely listing facts.
What to provide: Provide the question being explained, reader knowledge level, mechanism or causal chain, authoritative sources, examples, and misconceptions that need correction.
Explanation Article is one of the 48 direct-create formats generated from this same screen — a shared workspace, not a separate tool per format.
What Gixo guarantees about every Explanation Article
These rules are encoded in the Gixo codebase and enforced for every generation — not best-effort suggestions in a prompt.
Structure
Introduction & Context, Breaking Down the Complexity, Part 1: Foundation Concepts, Part 2: Building Blocks, Part 3: How It All Works Together, Real-World Applications, Common Misunderstandings, Simplified Summary, Deeper Dive Resources
Tone & voice
Patient, clear, and illuminating · Active voice
Audience
Confused learners, those struggling with complex topics, visual learners, anyone needing clarity.
SEO posture
Target 'explained simply' and 'understanding' keywords, use analogies liberally, break down jargon.
Required structural elements
H1 title
Complexity acknowledgment
Step-by-step breakdown
Visual metaphors
Analogies
Simplified diagrams
Real examples
Myth busting
Formatting preferences
Step-by-step breakdown
Analogy boxes
Visual metaphors
Simplified diagrams
Key concept highlights
Summary boxes
How a Gixo Explanation Article is built
Every generation passes through a deterministic 7-stage pipeline.
The publishing pipeline
Plan — Token allocation, section count, structural completeness target. GenerationPlanner.cs
Render — APA / MLA / Chicago / Harvard inline citations injected at export. CitationHtmlRenderer.cs
Publish — Send approved work to connected WordPress and Ghost sites, hand a draft to Medium, or export it for other destinations. Export in HTML, Markdown, and PDF.
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