Interviewer v0.4

What's New in v0.4

Writer Quality Improvements

• Completely rewritten writer prompts - Produces sophisticated, flowing prose for educated readers instead of staccato LinkedIn-style sentences
• Sentence complexity: 8/10 with compound/complex sentences and subordinate clauses
• Paragraphs now 4-6 sentences developing ideas fully
• Removed Derek Sivers style anchor (caused short punchy sentences)
• No more bullet points in essays - lists woven into prose

UI Improvements

• Delete buttons on Analysis and Plan screens with confirmation dialogs
• New conversation list icons: sparkles (analysis), chat bubble (continue), chevron (new)
• Scrollable recent conversations - shows all sessions with auto-hiding scrollbar
• All icons now consistent grey color

Bug Fixes

• Fixed AudioDeviceManager initialization race condition (spurious "device not found" messages)
• Removed negative LinkedIn instruction that LLMs fixated on

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Fully signed and notarized - macOS will allow it to run without warnings.

Interviewer v0.3

What's New in v0.3

Bug Fixes

• Fixed mic status indicator - The indicator now properly transitions from yellow (muted) to green (ready/listening) after the AI finishes speaking
  • Changed from computed property to stored property with timer
  • Properly triggers SwiftUI updates when bleed guard period expires

UI Improvements

• Streaming writer output - Essay generation now streams in real-time with a typewriter effect
• Regenerate button - Regenerate essays with a single click
• Analysis button in recent conversations now navigates to the analysis screen
• Extracted view components for better code organization
• Updated button accessibility labels

Documentation

• Updated CLAUDE.md with Swift & SwiftUI coding guidelines

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Fully signed and notarized - this release is properly code-signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. macOS will allow it to run without any warnings.

Interviewer v0.2

What's New in v0.2

Streaming Writer Output

• Real-time essay generation: Watch the essay being written word-by-word instead of waiting 30-60 seconds
• Auto-scrolling to follow new content as it streams in
• "Writing..." indicator with spinner during generation

New UI Controls

• Regenerate button: Test new writing prompts on existing sessions without restarting
  • Cancels any ongoing generation
  • Deletes cached draft and generates fresh
• Home button: Quick navigation back from the draft view at any time

Writer Agent Improvements

• Refined writing constraints for more natural, human prose
• Better voice preservation from interview transcripts
• Improved paragraph structure and flow

Technical Improvements

• Streaming support added to LLMClient protocol (OpenAI and Anthropic adapters)
• Task cancellation handling for clean regeneration workflow
• Unified logging and hardened LLM flows
• Fixed research result schema issues

Bug Fixes

• Fixed API key validation caching to avoid double keychain prompts
• Various stability improvements

Interviewer v0.1

Interviewer v0.1 - Initial Release

"You don't know what you know, until you are asked."

A voice-first companion that conducts podcast-style interviews and transforms your spoken expertise into polished essays.

Features

• 🎙️ Voice-first interview experience with OpenAI Realtime API
• 🤖 Multi-agent system (Planner, Note-Taker, Researcher, Orchestrator, Analyst, Writer)
• 📝 Automatic essay generation in your voice
• 🔄 Follow-up sessions to deepen existing conversations
• 💾 Local data storage with SwiftData

Requirements

• macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
• OpenAI API key with Realtime API access

Installation

1. Download Interviewer.dmg
2. Open the DMG and drag Interviewer to Applications
3. Launch and enter your OpenAI API key in Settings
4. Choose a topic and start speaking

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Built with Swift, SwiftUI, and a profound respect for the difficulty of knowing what you know.