> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.proctorly.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How Proctorly works

> What Proctorly monitors during an exam, how a student session flows, and what a teacher reviews afterward — all in the browser, no extension.

Proctorly runs monitoring in the browser for the length of an exam. There's no extension and nothing to install. When a student grants camera and screen-share access during setup, monitoring begins and continues until they finish.

## What Proctorly watches for

Depending on what the teacher turns on, Proctorly can watch for:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Face presence" icon="scan-face">
    Flags when no face is visible, and when more than one person is visible.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Test focus" icon="layout-panel-top">
    Flags leaving the exam tab or switching windows, and leaving full-screen mode.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Environment" icon="mic">
    Flags loud or suspicious background audio, and can capture a few random snapshots for later review.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Screen sharing" icon="monitor">
    Requires sharing the entire screen; flags when sharing is interrupted, and detects additional displays.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

The full list of options — and what each one catches — is in [Configuring monitoring](/teachers/configuring-monitoring).

## The student session, end to end

A student walks through a short, guided flow. Steps in brackets only appear if the teacher enabled them.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Consent">
    The student sees what's monitored, enters their name and email, and agrees to be monitored.
  </Step>

  <Step title="[ID verification]">
    If enabled, the student photographs their student ID.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Setup">
    The student grants camera and screen-share access; face detection loads.
  </Step>

  <Step title="[Waiting room]">
    If enabled, the student waits until the teacher admits them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Quiz">
    Monitoring is active. The student completes the embedded exam content.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Done">
    The student submits, the session ends, and they see a completion message.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  If a student reloads mid-exam in the same browser tab, Proctorly **resumes** them at the step they left off rather than restarting.
</Note>

## What the teacher reviews

After sessions finish, the **Report** screen shows each student's session with an **integrity score** (starting at 100, with points deducted per flag) and the **flags** detected — each with a confidence and a risk level. The teacher **confirms** or **dismisses** flags, can mark a session **Clear** or **Escalate**, reviews **snapshots**, and can export to CSV. See [Reviewing results](/teachers/reviewing-reports).

<Warning>
  Proctorly can generate an **AI-written** narrative report and summary emails, but these are **assistive only**. The flags themselves are detected by the monitoring engine, not by AI.
</Warning>