Understanding Your Results
What's in a result card and how to read it
Last updated: May 7, 2026
After you analyze a letter, ExplainMyLetter shows you a result card built around the question: what do I need to do?Here's what each section contains.
Sections of a result
AI-generated title
A short 3-7 word title that identifies the letter. Examples: "Property Tax Decision 2026 — Wrocław", "ZUS Insurance Confirmation", "Final Reminder — Electricity Bill".
Why it's useful:
- Replaces the meaningless filename ("Pasted Text.txt", "scan001.pdf") with something descriptive
- Makes your History page instantly scannable
- Generated in the same language as the explanation
Privacy badge
When ExplainMyLetter detects sensitive identifiers in your letter, you'll see a green confirmation: "X sensitive items redacted before AI processing".
What this confirms:
- Items the AI never saw: PESEL, NIP, IBAN, Steuer-ID, email, phone, postal codes
- Your real values appear in the visible result, but Mistral only saw placeholders
- No badge = nothing matched our patterns. Doesn't mean the letter contained no PII; just that we didn't detect anything
The badge lists exactly what was hidden — for example "1 PESEL, 1 IBAN, 1 email, 1 phone, 2 postal codes".
Short summary
One or two sentences explaining what the letter is and why it exists. The first thing you'll read on the result card.
Reading tip:
If the short summary alone tells you what you need to know, you're done. Otherwise, jump to action items for what to do, or open the detailed summary for context.
Action items
A numbered list of things the letter requires you to do. The AI is instructed to list only explicit obligations — no "you might want to consider" suggestions.
What you'll see:
- Each item is one concrete action (pay X, confirm Y, submit Z)
- Deadlines appear as a calendar badge next to the item when the letter mentions one
- Deadline colour: red if overdue or due within 7 days, neutral otherwise
- If the letter requires no action, you'll see "No action required"
The AI is good but not perfect. Always confirm dates, amounts, and account numbers against the original letter — especially for deadlines and money.
Detailed summary
An expandable 2-4 paragraph plain-language explanation. Click "View Detailed Summary" to open it.
Useful for:
- Letters with context worth understanding (consequences of missing a deadline, optional appeal rights, etc.)
- Letters where the action items alone don't tell the full story
- Forwarding to a partner or family member to give them the bigger picture
Where results are saved
Every analysis is automatically saved to your History page. The summary, detailed summary, action items, and title are encrypted at rest in our database. The original file you uploaded is not retained — only the AI's explanation.
You can:
- Re-read past explanations from the History page anytime
- See the most recent 3 letters as a quick-access strip on your dashboard
- Delete any explanation individually with one click
Accuracy and limits
Extracting structured information from official letters: sender, topic, amounts, deadlines, required actions. Translating bureaucratic vocabulary to plain language.
Highly nuanced legal interpretation, handwritten letters, very low-quality scans, specialized medical or technical content, anything where exact legal wording matters. For these, always consult the original document and a qualified professional.
ExplainMyLetter explains. It does not advise. For legal, tax, medical, or financial decisions, talk to a qualified professional in that field.