All steps · Troubleshooting

Tune and check · Step 12

Troubleshooting

Most problems show themselves in the app: a meter that does not move, a stage that stays grey, a line of status text. Start there.

Common problems

What you seeWhat to do
A meter stays at -60 dBDevices → pick the device the call actually plays on (System audio) or the microphone you speak into, then start capture again
The Answer window stays empty in JB-LiveIt is listening to a silent source: set Questions come from to where the question really is; the Answer engine card says “heard 0 chars” when this happens
Speech input is not readySign in, or add your own key in Your setup, then press Check again in Training → Set up
An overlay is off screenPlug the display back in or wait a moment: overlays left off every display are moved back to the main one
Windows says it protected your PCThe installer is not code-signed yet: More info → Run anyway, or compare the SHA-256 shown on the download page
Agent 02 does not answer in training, or answers very lateInstall the current version: builds from before 18 September 2026 counted a voice model’s streamed silence as speech and held Agent 02 back. Then check Devices → JB-Live agents and keep runs short
A hotkey does nothingAnother app owns it; JBWhisper reports the conflict, and the Transcript window's buttons do the same

When you need more

The logs in %APPDATA%\SecondBrain\AI Interviewer\data\logs record each session, every answer decision and every rejected command, without your keys.