Is Cluely Actually Undetectable?

Undetectable is not a yes-or-no property of a tool; it describes whether something is visible through one specific channel. Cluely is a desktop overlay, so the honest way to read the question is channel by channel: invisible to some, plainly visible to others.

That distinction matters because the marketing word undetectable invites you to relax, while the reality is that your own setup decides the outcome. The full picture of what interview platforms and proctoring can see is on the detectability topic hub.

There are two channels where a local overlay genuinely does not show up, and both are real.

• The participant list: it is not a meeting bot, so it never joins the call as a separate attendee. See do AI assistants show in participant lists.
• A shared browser tab: if you share only the meeting tab or a single window, an overlay outside it is not captured. See can interviewers see AI tools during screen share.

Per-platform specifics are covered for Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.

The same overlay is exposed the moment a setting watches more than a single shared tab. Share your full desktop and the overlay is in the recording. Sit a proctoring tool alongside the call and it can read your running apps with system-level permissions. Add gaze tracking and your eyes drifting to the overlay is itself the flag, and an in-person observer or second camera sees everything regardless.

No overlay survives a locked-down, proctored assessment, which is why detection there is not really about the tool at all. The mechanics of automated monitoring are on can a proctor be AI.

SubcueAI runs on the same physics as any desktop overlay, and it does not pretend otherwise. It can stay off the participant list and off an unshared screen, but it makes no claim to beat proctoring, full-screen recording, or an in-person panel; those settings are out of scope on purpose.

The honest takeaway is that undetectable is the wrong goal. Preparing so you do not depend on a tool is the durable one: a mock interview builds that, and how SubcueAI handles your data and what stays on your device is on the security page.