In-ProgressCross-verticalAutomate Gusto with Caddi AI Agents
Built for professional services teams.
Yes, Caddi integrates with Gusto. It runs 5 supported actions in Gusto, including payroll processed, create employee, and update employee, and connects it to Quickbooks, Xero, and Microsoft 365. You show the workflow on a screenshare or describe it in chat, and change it in plain English as the work changes; Caddi builds it as verified code and runs it every time. No code, no IT ticket.
The differenceMost Gusto integrations sync records between two apps and leave the steps in between to your team. Caddi runs the whole job across Gusto and every tool it touches, including the screens with no API.
Supported actions5
- New employeeTriggers when a new employee is onboarded.
- Payroll processedTriggers when a payroll run completes.
- Create employeeAdd a new employee to Gusto with onboarding details.
- Update employeeModify an employee's profile, compensation, or benefits.
- Run payrollStart a payroll run for a pay period.
Need something that isn't listed? Teach Caddi the step the way you'd teach a new hire and it gets built.
How to automate Gusto
Connect Gusto to Caddi
Allow1Sign in to Gusto
One click with your own Gusto login. No API keys.
Automate new-hire fan-out in Gusto.
ScreenshareType it2Show or tell it
Screenshare the job, or type it in chat. Change it any time.
- Running
14 done1 for review
3Watch it run
Caddi does the work and flags anything unsure for review.
What Caddi does with Gusto
Why teams automate Gusto
Gusto runs payroll and HR — Caddi AI Agents handle the cross-system work that every new hire and every payroll cycle creates.
HR data has the most downstream consumers in any firm. Caddi makes sure each one — IT, accounting, training trackers — gets updated automatically.
Loops Caddi runs against Gusto
New-hire fan-out
Recommended patternWhen a hire is added in Gusto, Caddi provisions the standard accounts, files the offer letter, and updates the onboarding tracker.
Payroll-to-accounting post
Recommended patternAfter each pay run, Caddi posts the journal entries to QuickBooks or Xero with the right cost coding.
Termination cleanup
Recommended patternOn termination, Caddi runs the firm's offboarding checklist across systems and archives the personnel file.
Where professional services teams use it
Inbound triage
Watch Gusto for new items, classify them, and route the right data to the right downstream system: CRM, matter system, or storage.
Cross-tool data sync
Keep Gusto in lockstep with your CRM, billing, or document system so the same record never has to be updated twice.
Document workflows
Generate, send, and archive documents end-to-end using Gusto alongside e-signature, cloud storage, and your system of record.
Notifications & approvals
Send the right person the right Gusto update by email, Slack, or Teams, and capture approvals back into the originating record.
Questions about automating Gusto
Does Caddi have a real Gusto integration?
Yes. Caddi runs verified code against Gusto's official APIs (and uses a secure, audited browser session when an API isn't available). Every automation Caddi builds for Gusto is reviewed before it runs in production.
Do I need engineering help to automate Gusto with Caddi?
No. You demonstrate the workflow, clicking through Gusto the way you normally would, and Caddi turns it into a verified, repeatable automation. No code, no IT ticket, no Zapier-style wiring.
Is my Gusto data safe?
Caddi is SOC 2 attested. Our AI watches and builds the automation; once generated, it executes as deterministic code against Gusto, the same steps on every run, and any model step inside a run is scoped, logged, and reviewable.
Can Caddi connect Gusto to the rest of my stack?
That's the point. Most Caddi automations span 3-6 tools. For example: pulling data out of an email, updating Gusto, filing a document in cloud storage, and posting a confirmation in Slack or Teams. Every tool on the integrations page is fair game.
How do I find what to automate in Gusto?
Caddi Discover reads the activity in the tools you connect, read only, and ranks the repeated work worth automating with the evidence behind each finding. Unlike process mining, it does not stop at the insight: the person who does the work builds the automation in Caddi Automate, and Govern keeps every run and decision on the record.
Ready to automate Gusto?
Drop your work email and we'll show you Caddi running end-to-end against Gusto and the rest of your stack.