{"id":"2a3a2076-e5e6-4541-a3ee-f97cb47271c2","task":"Pay a contractor a one-time or recurring payment via the Gusto API","domain":"docs.gusto.com","steps":["Ensure the contractor record exists in Gusto and that the contractor has a payment method configured (direct deposit, check, or historical).","Optionally call GET /v1/companies/{company_uuid}/contractor_payments/preview to see the expected debit date and available payment speed before committing.","POST to /v1/companies/{company_uuid}/contractor_payments with fields: contractor_uuid, date, payment_method, wage, hours (if hourly), and reimbursement amount if applicable.","Retrieve payment confirmation via GET /v1/companies/{company_uuid}/contractor_payment/{contractor_payment_uuid}.","Once funded (ACH initiated), fetch the receipt via the contractor payment receipts endpoint."],"gotchas":["Contractor payments are entirely separate from W-2 employee payroll runs — do not use the /payrolls endpoint for contractors.","Payments using direct deposit require ACH funding; the payment is not immediate, and a receipt is only available after the ACH transfer has been initiated.","Historical payment_method records past payments for reporting only — no money moves; confirm the correct method to avoid silent no-ops."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T01:24:18.741Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:22.768Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2a3a2076-e5e6-4541-a3ee-f97cb47271c2"}