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. Close the dashboard — the dashboard window (sign-in, Settings, billing) is only hidden from screen capture while audio capture is running. In a screenshot-only round it stays fully visible to your screen share. See Stealth Mode.
5. Hide the overlay — press Cmd/Ctrl+B to toggle the Dusky overlay off-screen. It is now excluded from screen sharing but still listening and ready. (If the dashboard is still open, the first press raises the dashboard instead — close it, then press again.)

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.

The flip side: while the mic is on, Cmd/Ctrl+Enter only ever solves from the transcript. If nothing has been transcribed yet, the press is silently ignored, and a screenshot you took with Cmd/Ctrl+H will not be sent. For an on-screen question, turn audio off with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+A first.

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. To read it, open the ⋯ menu and choose Session History — that is the only way in.

Caution

Logging out permanently deletes your session history, along with your CV, saved conversation, and screenshots. See Signing In & Your Account.

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.