HR & Recruiting Integration
Best AI Assistant for Gusto
Carly is an AI assistant that connects to Gusto so you can check payroll status, add employees and contractors, look up PTO balances, and pull employee details — all by email or text. No logging into Gusto every time a question comes up.
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Check payroll status on demand
Ask Carly whether this period's payroll is ready and she checks the status and run date in Gusto, so you know you're on track without logging in.
Add employees and contractors
Text Carly a new hire's or contractor's details and she starts the record in Gusto, so onboarding gets moving without a trip to the dashboard.
Answer PTO questions by text
When an employee asks how much time off they have left, ask Carly and she pulls their PTO balance from Gusto so you can answer on the spot.
Look up employee details fast
Ask Carly for someone's start date, job title, or contact info and she pulls it from Gusto and sends it over — handy before a review or a meeting.
Why small-business owners are using AI to run Gusto
Gusto is the payroll, benefits, and HR platform that small businesses rely on to pay employees and contractors, run onboarding, and track time off. It handles the hard parts of payroll and compliance — but the day-to-day questions still mean logging in. When does the next payroll run? How much PTO does someone have left? Did the new hire's onboarding finish? Every one of those is a login, a click through the dashboard, and a hunt for the right screen.
AI tools for Gusto should answer those questions the moment they come up. When checking payroll status or an employee's PTO balance takes as long as sending a text, you handle HR questions between everything else. When it means opening Gusto, navigating to the right section, and finding the record, it waits — and payroll deadlines don't wait for anyone.
How Carly works as your AI Gusto assistant
Carly connects to your Gusto account through the API. Once connected, you handle payroll and HR admin over email or text — like having an office manager who checks Gusto for you and takes care of the routine tasks.
Want to know if this pay period's payroll is ready? Ask Carly and she checks the status and the run date. Bringing on a new hire or contractor? Text Carly their details and she starts the record in Gusto. An employee asks how much vacation they have left? Ask Carly and she pulls their PTO balance. Need someone's start date or job title before a meeting? Ask Carly and she looks it up.
Because Carly works from outside Gusto, she can cross-reference payroll and HR data with your email, calendar, and other tools — so a time-off request that lands in your inbox becomes an answer without you switching apps.
Who uses Carly with Gusto
Small-business owners who run their own payroll and don't have a full HR department. Office managers and operations leads who field employee questions all day and want faster answers than a Gusto login. Founders juggling hiring, contractors, and payroll deadlines who need to add people and check status without stopping their day. Bookkeepers and finance folks who want to confirm payroll runs and pull employee details on demand. If your company runs on Gusto but every HR question means another login, Carly checks payroll, adds employees, and answers PTO questions while you keep working.
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How to connect Gusto to Carly
Sign up for Carly
Create your account in under 2 minutes.
Connect Gusto
Authorize the Gusto integration from your Carly dashboard. One click, and you're connected.
Start giving instructions
Email or text Carly with what you need done in Gusto. She handles the rest.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI tool for Gusto?
Carly is an AI assistant that connects to Gusto and lets you check payroll status, add employees and contractors, look up PTO balances, and pull employee details — all by email or text. She works from outside Gusto, so you can handle payroll and HR questions without logging in every time.
Can AI help manage payroll and HR in Gusto?
Yes. With Carly, you text or email questions like "is payroll ready this period?" or "add a new contractor named Alex Rivera" and Carly checks the status or starts the record in Gusto within seconds. She handles the routine payroll and HR admin so you don't have to sit in the dashboard.
How do I connect Carly to Gusto?
In your Carly dashboard at carlyassistant.com/integrations, connect Gusto with your API key. Once connected, Carly can check payroll, add employees and contractors, and pull PTO and employee details from your Gusto account.
Can Carly check payroll status in Gusto?
Yes. Ask Carly whether this pay period's payroll is ready and she checks the status and run date in Gusto and tells you by email or text — including a heads-up on the approval deadline so you don't miss the pay date.
Can Carly look up PTO balances and employee details?
Yes. Ask Carly for an employee's PTO balance, start date, job title, or contact info and she pulls it from Gusto and sends it over. It's the fastest way to answer an employee's time-off question or grab a detail before a meeting.
Is Carly different from Gusto's built-in automations and reminders?
Yes. Gusto's reminders and workflows run inside the platform on set schedules. Carly is an external assistant you email or text — she gives you on-demand access to payroll, PTO, and employee records and the ability to add people and check status without logging in. She also connects Gusto to 200+ other tools like your inbox and calendar.
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See what people say
"Before Carly, I relied on a Calendly link, but the whole process felt impersonal and not very professional. Carly changed that by handling all the back-and-forth, so I'm no longer stuck in endless email threads trying to line up schedules.
Now Carly reaches out to candidates, shares my real-time availability, lets them pick a slot, then sends a Zoom link and drops it straight into my calendar. She sends reminders to both of us before each call, which has significantly reduced no-shows and last-minute confusion.
On top of scheduling, Carly acts like a full executive assistant, sending me my schedule the night before so I can prepare for each call. It reminds me of the old x.ai assistant, but Carly is noticeably smarter, faster, and better suited to my healthcare recruitment business."