You’ve been there: you open a candidate’s recording, hit play, and wait through long stretches of still screens before anything happens. Those minutes hide the moments that matter—what they tried, changed, and solved.

Auto Speed Mode does the waiting for you. It senses idle stretches in assessment recordings and fast-forwards through them, easing back to real time the moment a candidate starts typing, thinking out loud, or running commands. Idle becomes instant. Action becomes clear.

“See the work. Skip the wait.”

What Reviewers Gain

• Signal without the noise. Auto Speed Mode compresses five, ten, even twenty quiet minutes into about twenty seconds of playback.
• Faster, sharper decisions. Focus on how candidates reason through code and infrastructure problems instead of searching for the right timestamp.
• Consistent reviewer experience. Every team member watches the concise story of the attempt, leading to tighter calibration and quicker feedback loops.

How It Works

• Idle detection: The player accelerates whenever the cursor sits still, no commands run, and the screen stays unchanged.
• Real-time when it counts: Speed drops back to normal as soon as keystrokes, terminal output, or mouse activity resumes.
• Automatic transitions: Reviewers don’t have to touch the timeline—the player adapts in the moment so the full narrative stays intact.

Works Where Candidates Build

Auto Speed Mode is available today for assessments completed in VS Code-based workspaces and terminal-only tasks. Wherever candidates solve problems in HDO, your reviewers get the streamlined playback they need.

Pair It with the 1-Minute Walkthrough

Alongside this launch, we captured a one-minute demo video that shows Auto Speed Mode in action—from the first click on play to the instant the result appears. Share it with hiring managers who haven’t seen the feature yet, or embed it in your internal release notes to get everyone aligned.

See the Whole Picture, Not the Whole Timeline

Auto Speed Mode brings the moments that matter to the forefront, so your time goes toward evaluation, not scrubbing through footage. Ready to move faster? Start a free trial and experience the new review flow for yourself.