First Interview

This guide walks you through a complete interview session so you know exactly what to expect.

Before the interview

1. Launch Dusky and sign in.
2. Verify permissions — if you see a yellow banner asking for Screen Recording access, grant it now.
3. Enable audio (optional) — press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+A to start live transcription. A recording indicator appears when audio is active.
4. Hide the window — press Cmd/Ctrl+B to toggle Dusky off-screen. It is now invisible to screen sharing but still listening and ready.

During the interview

Capture a question

When your interviewer shares a coding problem or question on screen:

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+H to take a screenshot.
2. Press Cmd/Ctrl+Enter to send the screenshot to AI for analysis.

Tip

If audio transcription is on and has captured the question, pressing Cmd/Ctrl+Enter uses the transcript instead. You do not need to screenshot spoken questions.

Read the AI response

Dusky returns:

• A solution with syntax-highlighted code (when applicable).
• Time and space complexity analysis.
• A brief explanation of the approach.

Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to show the Dusky window, read the response, then press Cmd/Ctrl+B again to hide it.

Go deeper

For complex problems like system design or multi-step algorithms, press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter to activate Think Deeper mode. Dusky spends more time reasoning and returns a more thorough analysis including edge cases and trade-offs.

Clear and move on

Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K to clear the current response and start fresh for the next question.

After the interview

Your session history is saved locally on your device. You can review past questions and responses from the history panel inside Dusky.

Quick reference

Action	macOS	Windows
Show/hide Dusky	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B
Screenshot	Cmd+H	Ctrl+H
Solve	Cmd+Enter	Ctrl+Enter
Think Deeper	Cmd+Shift+Enter	Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Toggle audio	Cmd+Shift+A	Ctrl+Shift+A
Clear response	Cmd+Shift+K	Ctrl+Shift+K

See the full list on the Keyboard Shortcuts page.