User Guide
Everything you need to run URHIRED AI in a real interview — from first install to the shortcut that hides the window in one keystroke.
The full URHIRED AI workspace during a live interview: meeting window on the left, overlay on the right with the chat surface open, edge hub docked to the right of the screen.
public/docs/overview/hero-workspace.pngWhat URHIRED AI is
URHIRED AI is a desktop application that runs alongside a live interview. It listens to your meeting audio and transcribes the interviewer, reads regions of your screen when you ask it to, and answers across three purpose-built surfaces — chat, live coding, and system design.
It is not a browser extension and not a meeting plugin. It is an overlay window that sits on top of whatever is already on your screen, which is why it works with every meeting and coding platform without integrating with any of them.
The three surfaces
Behavioral questions, algorithm problems, and architecture discussions are different problems, so each gets its own thread, its own model, and its own response format. Switch between them mid-interview.
| Surface | Shortcut | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | ⌘1 | Behavioral, culture fit, and anything conversational |
| Coding | ⌘2 | Live coding rounds and algorithm problems |
| System design | ⌘3 | Architecture, scaling, and tradeoff discussions |
Start here
If this is your first time, work through these three in order. Everything else in the guide is reference you can come back to.
Everything in this guide
Getting started
- Introduction — What URHIRED AI is and how the pieces fit together.
- Installation — Download, install, and grant permissions on macOS and Windows.
- Quickstart — From a fresh install to your first live session in five steps.
- The interface — The hub, the workspace, and the interview control bar.
Running an interview
- Interview setup — Roles, job descriptions, resumes, surfaces, and saved setups.
- Chat copilot — Behavioral rounds, answer styles, and staying in your own voice.
- Coding copilot — Live coding rounds across 18 programming languages.
- System design copilot — Structured answers with rendered architecture diagrams.
- Live transcription — Read the question as it is asked and send it to the assistant.
- Screen capture & OCR — Region snip, analyze, and pull text off the screen.
Staying undetectable
- Undetectable mode — How the overlay stays out of your screen share.
- Click-through & opacity — Work through the overlay and tune how visible it is.
Configuration
- Choosing models — Which model to assign to each surface, and why.
- Answer styles — Conversational, Hints, Structured, STAR, and Explain.
- Custom prompts — Standing instructions for how the assistant should answer.
- Keyboard shortcuts — Every global shortcut and how to remap it.
- Settings reference — A tour of every settings tab — permissions, hotkeys, prompts, roles, and updates.
Account
- Plans & credits — What each tier includes and how usage is metered.
- Updates — How the app checks for and installs new versions.
- Troubleshooting — Fixes for the problems people actually hit.
- FAQ — Short answers to the most common questions.