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    Interview Copilot

    AI Interview Copilot Guide

    Your real-time AI assistant for live interviews, behavioral questions, coding rounds, practice and offer conversations. A desktop overlay for Windows and macOS.

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    Your first interview · 1:39Start a session, let Craqly answer each question from your resume, go deeper when you need to, and end it.

    What is the Interview Copilot?

    The Interview Copilot is a desktop application that runs as an overlay alongside your video calls, hidden from screen shares by default,, coding platforms, and browsers. It listens to or captures interview content and uses AI to generate answers, strategies, and feedback in real time. The copilot supports four distinct phases (Live Interview, Behavioral, Practice, Coding, Offer Talk and Assessment), each designed for a different part of the process.

    Live Mode
    Behavioral Mode
    Practice Mode
    Coding Mode
    Hidden from screen shares
    System audio capture
    35+ supported domains
    Craqly desktop home screen with Start Interview, Interview Setup, the credit balance and recent sessions
    The home screen: Interview Setup, your credits, and Start Interview.
    Craqly session window during a live interview: the interviewer's question under INTERVIEWER and Craqly's answer under AI RESPONSE, with Answer This, Explain, Go Deeper and Analyze Screen along the top
    Mid-interview: the question is transcribed as it's asked and the answer streams in below it.

    Interview Setup

    Everything the AI needs before you start, in one window. Open it from the home screen (Interview Setup). The two required parts are your resume and this interview; the rest makes answers sound like you.

    1. Your resume: upload it and check what the AI reads from it.
    2. This interview: category, domain, interview language and the job description.
    3. How the AI answers: style, length, tone, STAR for behavioral answers, a live preview, and auto-response.
    4. About you: current and target role, years of experience, skills, and the questions interviewers ask about you.
    5. Behavioral stories and Coding: your story bank and preferred coding language.
    6. Audio check: a free test that Craqly can hear your computer's sound.

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    Interview Setup · 2:36Your resume, the job description, how the AI answers, About you, and the free audio check, all in one place.
    Interview Setup on Your resume: the uploaded resume and the text the AI reads from it
    Your resume: check what the AI reads from it.
    Interview Setup on How the AI answers: style, length, tone, STAR and a live answer preview
    How the AI answers, with a live preview of an answer in your style.

    Live Mode

    System Audio

    Get direct, concise answers to interview questions during live video calls. The app captures system audio from your meeting platform (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, etc.) and transcribes the interviewer's questions in real time.

    How It Works

    1. 1Join your video call and start a Live Interview session in Craqly
    2. 2Click Start Listening in the toolbar so Craqly starts transcribing the interviewer
    3. 3With auto-response on, Craqly answers each question as soon as the interviewer pauses
    4. 4Or press Cmd+Shift+Space (Ctrl+Space on Windows), or a quick action, to answer on demand
    5. 5Scroll through the response with arrow keys and deliver your answer naturally

    Quick Actions

    Answer This

    Generates a clear, structured answer to the current question

    Explain

    Explains the concept behind the question you just answered, in more depth. It follows up on that answer -- it does not jump to whatever was said next

    Go Deeper

    Continues your previous answer with more detail -- an example, a trade-off, or a number. Use it when the interviewer asks you to elaborate

    Analyze Screen

    Takes a screenshot and analyzes on-screen content for context

    Tip

    Make sure your video call is running before starting audio capture. The app captures system audio output, so the meeting must be active first.

    Behavioral Mode

    STAR Method

    Tailored for behavioral and situational interview questions. Answers are structured using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) and personalized based on your uploaded resume so responses reference your actual experience.

    How It Works

    1. 1Upload your resume during session setup for personalized STAR answers
    2. 2The AI captures behavioral questions like 'Tell me about a time when...'
    3. 3Responses are structured into clear Situation, Task, Action, and Result sections
    4. 4Your real experience from the resume is woven into each answer
    5. 5Use Follow-ups to prepare for common follow-up questions the interviewer may ask

    Quick Actions

    STAR Answer

    Generates a complete Situation-Task-Action-Result formatted answer

    Follow-ups

    Predicts likely follow-up questions and prepares responses

    Improve

    Refines your last answer with stronger language and impact

    Score

    Rates your answer and suggests specific improvements

    Analyze Screen

    Captures on-screen content for additional context

    Tip

    Always upload your resume for this mode. Without it, the AI generates generic STAR answers. With it, responses directly reference your projects, skills, and accomplishments.

    Practice / Simulation Mode

    Microphone Input

    Practice mode for rehearsing interviews before the real thing. Uses your microphone instead of system audio, so you can speak questions aloud and get AI feedback. The AI scores your answers, suggests improvements, and predicts follow-up questions.

    How It Works

    1. 1Switch the phase to Practice and click Start Voice Practice
    2. 2Answer the practice questions out loud
    3. 3The app transcribes your speech and analyzes your response
    4. 4Get scored feedback with specific suggestions for improvement
    5. 5Practice with predicted follow-up questions to build confidence

    Quick Actions

    Score

    Scores your answer on relevance, structure, and impact

    Improve

    Takes your spoken answer and enhances it with stronger points

    Follow-ups

    Shows likely follow-up questions so you can practice those too

    Tip

    Use practice mode before every interview to get comfortable with the app's interface and response style. It is the best way to build confidence without using credits on a real call.

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    Practice and Offer Talk · 1:36A spoken mock interview with feedback, then live help through a salary conversation: Is It Fair? and Counter.

    Offer Talk

    Salary Conversation

    Live help through a salary or offer conversation with a recruiter: what to say when they ask for your expectations, how to buy time, whether the offer is fair, and a counter you can say in your own words.

    How It Works

    1. 1Switch the phase to Offer Talk when the conversation turns to compensation
    2. 2Craqly listens to the recruiter and suggests what to say next
    3. 3Use Is It Fair? for a private read on the offer, and Counter for a counter-offer
    4. 4Recap Package lists everything offered so far, so nothing is missed

    Quick Actions

    Respond

    What to say to the recruiter right now

    Counter

    A counter-offer grounded in what you've heard

    Buy Time

    A polite way to ask for time before you decide

    Is It Fair?

    A private assessment of the offer for you, not to read aloud

    Recap Package

    Base, bonus, equity and benefits mentioned so far

    Tip

    Fill in About you in Interview Setup (current role, target role, years of experience) so the advice fits your situation.

    Offer Talk phase showing an Is It Fair? assessment of a salary offer
    Is It Fair? gives you a private read on the offer.

    Coding Mode

    Screenshot Capture

    Designed for coding interviews and online assessments. Craqly reads the coding problem on your screen, on any coding platform or editor, and gives hints, approaches, full solutions and complexity analysis.

    How It Works

    1. 1Set your preferred coding language in Interview Setup → Coding
    2. 2During the session, switch the phase to Coding
    3. 3Open the problem on screen and press Cmd/Ctrl+1 (Analyze Screen); Craqly takes its own screenshot
    4. 4It writes a solution with time and space complexity, in your language
    5. 5Use quick actions to get hints, a full approach, or a complete solution
    6. 6Capture additional screenshots as the problem evolves or for new problems

    Quick Actions

    Code

    Generates a complete solution with explanation and complexity analysis

    Hints

    Provides subtle hints without giving away the full solution

    Approach

    Outlines the algorithm and data structures to use, step by step

    Edge Cases

    Identifies tricky edge cases you should handle in your solution

    Explain

    Explains the problem statement and constraints in plain language

    Analyze Screen

    Captures your code or problem from the screen for AI analysis

    Tip

    Use Hints first if you want to solve the problem yourself with minimal guidance. Use Approach for a full strategy. Quick actions are additive -- you can use Hints first, then Approach, then Code as you progress.

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    Coding rounds · 0:53Switch to the Coding phase, Analyze Screen to read the problem, and get an approach you can explain.
    Coding phase: Analyze Screen has read the problem and written a Python solution with complexity
    Analyze Screen (Cmd/Ctrl+1) reads the problem and writes a solution in your language.

    Assessment Mode

    Silent / Screen-Driven

    For written online assessments and timed exams, where nobody is speaking and the questions are on your screen. Craqly reads the screen and answers every question it can see -- multiple choice, numeric, short answer, or code. Because there is no conversation to follow, this mode does not need your microphone.

    How It Works

    1. 1Open your assessment, then switch the session phase to Assessment
    2. 2Press Cmd/Ctrl+1 (Analyze Screen) whenever a question is on screen
    3. 3Craqly takes its own screenshot -- there is no separate capture step
    4. 4Every question visible is answered, in the order it appears on the page
    5. 5Questions that already show a selected answer are checked too, and Craqly says whether the selection is right
    6. 6If a question is cut off at the edge of the screen, Craqly answers what it can read and tells you it was cut off

    Quick Actions

    Analyze Screen

    Reads the screen and answers every question on it. This is the main action -- Cmd/Ctrl+1

    Explain

    Goes back to the question just answered and explains the concept behind it in more depth

    Code

    Returns a complete, runnable solution when the question asks you to write code

    Tip

    Answers are kept short on purpose so you can read them under time pressure. If a question refers to a reading passage or reference document that is not on screen, Craqly will say so rather than guess -- scroll so the passage is visible and analyze again.

    Supported Domains

    The Interview Copilot supports 35+ interview domains across six categories. Select your domain when starting a session so the AI tailors its answers with the right terminology, frameworks, and depth:

    DSA / Coding
    System Design
    Low Level Design
    Frontend
    Backend
    Full Stack
    Mobile Dev
    Embedded Systems
    QA & Testing
    Database & SQL
    AWS
    Azure
    GCP
    DevOps & SRE
    Kubernetes & Containers
    Terraform & IaC
    Data Engineering
    ML & AI
    Analytics & BI
    SAP
    Oracle
    Salesforce
    Dynamics 365
    ServiceNow
    Workday
    NetSuite
    Power Platform
    Low-Code
    Cybersecurity
    Cloud Security
    Penetration Testing
    Product Management
    Scrum & Agile
    Business Analysis
    Interview Setup on This interview: category, domain, interview language and the job description
    Set your category and domain in Interview Setup → This interview.

    After the interview: everything is on craqly.com

    When you end a session, Craqly saves it to your account. Sign in at craqly.com/app on any device to read back what was asked and what you answered — nothing is trapped in the desktop app.

    Craqly web dashboard listing recent sessions with type, duration and credits used, alongside plan and remaining credits
    1. Your dashboard on craqly.com: plan, credits left, usage and every session.
    Craqly session detail page showing duration, credits used, the full transcript, an Interview Review list of the questions extracted from it, and the complete AI conversation
    2. Open any session for the transcript, the questions you were asked, and How this session went.

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    History, recaps and credits · 1:03Find every session in the app and on your dashboard, read the recap and score, and keep an eye on credits.

    Transcripts are saved by default. Turn off Save session data in Desktop App settings and nothing is written to our servers — see the privacy policy.

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    Shortcuts and stealth · 1:25Stealth on screen shares, hide and show in one key, answer and quick-action shortcuts, and appearance settings.

    Keyboard Shortcuts

    Any time

    • Show or hide Craqly, from any appCmd/Ctrl+B
    • Turn stealth on or off (hidden from screen shares; on by default)Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+M
    • Open the full shortcut list (while Craqly is focused)Cmd/Ctrl+/

    During a session, from any app

    • Answer the question (Ctrl+Space on Windows)Cmd+Shift+Space
    • Run quick actions 1–6 without clicking Craqly, so your meeting keeps focusCmd/Ctrl+1 … 6
    • Take a screenshot; then plain Space answers it (for 8 seconds)Cmd/Ctrl+H
    • Move the Craqly windowCmd/Ctrl+Arrow keys

    Only when Craqly is focused

    • The same quick actions. Prefer the Cmd/Ctrl form in a live call1 … 6
    • Scroll the answerArrow Up / Down

    Cmd on Mac, Ctrl on Windows. See every shortcut in Settings → Shortcuts.

    Craqly Settings, Shortcuts tab, listing every keyboard shortcut with the option to change it
    Settings → Shortcuts lists every shortcut.

    Tips & Best Practices

    Practice Before Going Live

    Use Practice / Simulation mode to rehearse with the app before your actual interview. This helps you get comfortable with the interface, response timing, and how to naturally incorporate AI suggestions.

    Upload Your Resume

    Always upload your resume when using Behavioral or Practice mode. The AI personalizes every STAR answer using your real experience, making responses far more convincing and authentic.

    Audio Quality Matters

    In Live mode, audio quality directly affects transcription accuracy. Use a quiet environment, ensure your meeting volume is at a comfortable level, and avoid background noise for the best results.

    Stay Natural

    Use AI suggestions as talking points, not scripts. Paraphrase responses in your own words, maintain eye contact with the camera, and let your personality come through. Interviewers value authenticity.

    Use Quick Actions Strategically

    In Coding mode, start with Hints if you want to solve it yourself, then escalate to Approach or full solutions as needed. In Behavioral mode, use Score after answering to identify weaknesses before the interviewer does.

    Ready to Ace Your Next Interview?

    Download the Craqly Desktop App and start practicing with the Interview Copilot. 20 free credits a month included, no credit card required.