README_HF.md

AI Interview Coach - Hugging Face Spaces Deployment

This is an AI-powered interview coaching application that helps users practice for Product Manager interviews.

Features

• Interactive voice-based interview simulation
• Document upload for personalized questions
• Real-time feedback and evaluation
• PDF report generation

Setup for Hugging Face Spaces

Required Environment Variables

Add these secrets in your Hugging Face Space settings:

GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key_here

Known Limitations in HF Spaces

• TTS (Text-to-Speech) audio generation may be disabled due to system dependencies
• Some audio features might not work in the containerized environment

Local Development

To run locally, ensure you have:

1. A valid GROQ API key set as environment variable
2. All required system dependencies installed
3. The voice model files in the voice_model/ directory