Last month’s Gusto payroll by department
See totals and pay breakdowns for each team, then the people behind the biggest changes.
Ask Gusto about payroll and your team in plain English
Connect Gusto and ask what you paid last month and where it went up, how many people each team has, or who’s off next week. Before payday, Manus checks hours, contractor payments and anything that could hold payroll up. Only Gusto payroll admins can connect. Running payroll from a chat is open only to some Gusto accounts. Each time, have Manus show you the totals and wait for your OK before it submits.
First, connect Gusto in Manus
How much did we pay last month, and where did it go up?
Get a Gusto payroll summary and see what changed
Use Manus as Gusto payroll AI for your payroll questions. It reads payroll history, totals and pay breakdowns, then shows where this month differs from the last.
Find out why a payroll cost more than usual
Ask why the latest payroll was higher, and Manus points to new hires, extra hours, pay changes or contractor payments.
Build a Gusto headcount report by department and location
Ask how many people you have and where they work. Manus counts employees and contractors in Gusto by department, location and start date.
A headcount report for your next team meeting
See the Gusto number of employees and contractors in each department and location, plus everyone who joined this quarter.
Start dates and who reports to whom
Ask when a new hire starts or how many people report to a manager, without opening each profile in Gusto.
See who’s off next week with Gusto time off
Use Manus for Gusto time off tracking. Ask who’s out and when, and see it by day and team before the week starts.
Who is off next week, by day and team
Get a Gusto time off calendar for the week ahead, so you can plan cover before Monday.
Gusto PTO tracking for one team
See the time off each person on a team has taken this year and what’s coming up, from the requests in Gusto.
Check payroll before submitting it in Gusto
Before the Gusto payroll deadline, Manus goes through the pay period: hours waiting for approval, new hires, pay changes, Gusto contractor payments and any blockers Gusto flags.
Run payrollIllustration
Yes, submit it.
Check Gusto timesheets and contractor payments before payday
Get the hours still waiting for approval, a contractor payment summary and anything missing, with the date you need to submit by.
Run payroll in Gusto after you check the totals
On Gusto accounts that can run payroll from a connected app, Manus goes through the upcoming pay period and the totals with you first. Ask it to wait for your OK before it submits, as the prompt below does.
Turn Gusto payroll reports into a monthly people report
Ask for a Gusto payroll summary report with headcount and time off on one page, ready to download. Set it up once, and a new one arrives every month.
A one-page people report to share with your partners
Instead of building Gusto custom reports column by column, ask for what you need. Manus pulls the numbers and makes a spreadsheet or a PDF you can download and share.
A Gusto payroll summary every month, set up once
Make it a scheduled task. On the 1st of each month, Manus reads last month’s Gusto payroll and headcount and writes a short summary of what changed.
See AutomationsConnect the Gusto MCP server to Manus
Gusto is already in Manus Connectors. A Gusto payroll admin signs in once, checks which data will be shared, and any task can use it.
Open Connectors
In Manus, open Connectors, choose Gusto and select Connect.
Sign in as a payroll admin
Sign in with a Gusto account that has primary or global admin permissions, check which data will be shared and allow access. Your Gusto password stays with Gusto.
Ask in any task
Mention Gusto and what you want to know. Before payroll is submitted, ask Manus to show the totals and wait for your OK.
More ways to use Gusto integrations
Questions about Gusto AI and MCP
How do I connect Gusto to Manus?
Open Connectors in Manus, choose Gusto and select Connect. Sign in with your Gusto payroll admin account, check which data it will share and allow access. After that, mention Gusto in any task, for example “When is our next Gusto payroll deadline?”
Who can connect Gusto to Manus?
Only Gusto payroll admins, meaning people with primary or global admin permissions in Gusto. If you don’t run payroll yourself, ask the admin who does. Manus sees only the data Gusto shares with that connection.
Will Manus run payroll without asking me?
No. Manus doesn’t run payroll on its own. It works on what you ask in a task. Running payroll from a connected app is open only to some Gusto accounts for now. If yours can, ask Manus to show the totals and wait for your OK before it submits, as the examples on this page do.
Is our employee data safe with this connection?
Gusto handles the sign-in, so your Gusto password is never shared, and it shows which kinds of data will be shared before you allow access. Gusto also asks admins to tell their team before connecting, keep protected health information out of AI chats and check answers before acting on them. It recommends keeping Gusto apart from other MCP servers in the same chat, so you can switch other connectors off in the Manus input box or keep payroll work in a project with only Gusto turned on. You can disconnect Gusto in Connectors at any time.
What can I ask about in Gusto?
Company and location details, employees and contractors, jobs and pay rates, departments and headcount, payroll history and pay breakdowns, contractor payments, timesheets and hours, pay schedules and upcoming pay periods, and anything that could hold up payroll. The Gusto connector in Manus also covers benefits and time off. What you see depends on the data Gusto shares with the connection.
Can I ask about Gusto benefits?
Yes. You can ask about the benefits information in your account, as far as Gusto shares it with the connection. Enrolling people or changing a plan still happens in Gusto.
How is Manus different from Gusto AI agents?
Gusto has its own AI features, which you use inside Gusto. Manus reads your Gusto data through the connector to answer payroll questions, then keeps going in the same task: a spreadsheet, a one-page report, a draft email or team update, or a summary that arrives every month.
Do I need the Gusto Claude integration or the Gusto ChatGPT app?
No. The Gusto Claude connector and the Gusto ChatGPT app are how Gusto works inside Claude and ChatGPT. In Manus, Gusto is already in Connectors: sign in once, with no code, API key or other AI app.
Can Manus send me a Gusto payroll summary every month?
Yes. Set it up once as a scheduled task, for example “On the 1st of every month, summarize last month’s Gusto payroll and headcount.” Each month, Manus reads Gusto and writes the summary for you.