diff --git a/scripts/create-adaptation-pr.sh b/scripts/create-adaptation-pr.sh
index 08db7705144c9..2e7d69f7916d8 100755
--- a/scripts/create-adaptation-pr.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-adaptation-pr.sh
@@ -14,15 +14,52 @@ set -e # abort whenever a command in the script fails
 # So please do not delete the following line, or the final two lines of this script.
 {
 
-if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+# Default values
+AUTO="no"
+
+# Function to display usage
+usage() {
   echo "Usage: $0 <BUMPVERSION> <NIGHTLYDATE>"
+  echo "       or"
+  echo "       $0 --bumpversion=<BUMPVERSION> --nightlydate=<NIGHTLYDATE> [--auto=<yes|no>]"
   echo "BUMPVERSION: The upcoming release that we are targeting, e.g., 'v4.10.0'"
   echo "NIGHTLYDATE: The date of the nightly toolchain currently used on 'nightly-testing'"
+  echo "AUTO: Optional flag to specify automatic mode, default is 'no'"
   exit 1
+}
+
+# Parse arguments
+if [ $# -eq 2 ] && [[ $1 != --* ]] && [[ $2 != --* ]]; then
+  BUMPVERSION=$1
+  NIGHTLYDATE=$2
+elif [ $# -ge 2 ]; then
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    case $arg in
+      --bumpversion=*)
+        BUMPVERSION="${arg#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --nightlydate=*)
+        NIGHTLYDATE="${arg#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --auto=*)
+        AUTO="${arg#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      *)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+else
+  usage
 fi
 
-BUMPVERSION=$1 # "v4.10.0"
-NIGHTLYDATE=$2 # "2024-06-25"
+# Validate required arguments
+if [ -z "$BUMPVERSION" ] || [ -z "$NIGHTLYDATE" ]; then
+  usage
+fi
 
 # Check if 'gh' command is available
 if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
@@ -38,8 +75,13 @@ if [ "$status" != "completed" ]; then
     gh run list --branch nightly-testing
     exit 1
   else
-    echo "The latest commit on 'nightly-testing' is still running CI."
-    read -p "Press enter to continue, or ctrl-C if you'd prefer to wait for CI."
+    if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+      echo "Auto mode enabled. Bailing out because the latest commit on 'nightly-testing' is still running CI."
+      exit 1
+    else
+      echo "The latest commit on 'nightly-testing' is still running CI."
+      read -p "Press enter to continue, or ctrl-C if you'd prefer to wait for CI."
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -79,6 +121,13 @@ if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q .; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q . || ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+  if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo "Auto mode enabled. Bailing out due to unresolved conflicts or uncommitted changes."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Loop until all conflicts are resolved and committed
 while git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q . || ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; do
   echo
@@ -111,6 +160,13 @@ if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q .; then
   git add lean-toolchain lake-manifest.json
 fi
 
+if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q .; then
+  if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo "Auto mode enabled. Bailing out due to unresolved conflicts or uncommitted changes."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Check if there are more merge conflicts
 if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q .; then
   echo
@@ -143,8 +199,13 @@ if git diff --name-only bump/$BUMPVERSION bump/nightly-$NIGHTLYDATE | grep -q .;
   echo "Here is a suggested 'gh' command to do this:"
   gh_command="gh pr create -t \"$pr_title\" -b '' -B bump/$BUMPVERSION"
   echo "> $gh_command"
-  echo "Shall I run this command for you? (y/n)"
-  read answer
+  if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo "Auto mode enabled. Running the command..."
+    answer="y"
+  else
+    echo "Shall I run this command for you? (y/n)"
+    read answer
+  fi
   if [ "$answer" != "${answer#[Yy]}" ]; then
   	gh_output=$(eval $gh_command)
   	# Extract the PR number from the output
@@ -152,7 +213,7 @@ if git diff --name-only bump/$BUMPVERSION bump/nightly-$NIGHTLYDATE | grep -q .;
   fi
   
   echo
-  echo "### [user] post a link to the PR on Zulip"
+  echo "### [auto/user] post a link to the PR on Zulip"
   
   zulip_title="#$pr_number adaptations for nightly-$NIGHTLYDATE"
   zulip_body="> $pr_title #$pr_number"
@@ -161,7 +222,33 @@ if git diff --name-only bump/$BUMPVERSION bump/nightly-$NIGHTLYDATE | grep -q .;
   echo "Here is a suggested message:"
   echo "Title: $zulip_title"
   echo " Body: $zulip_body"
-  read -p "Press enter to continue"
+
+  if command -v zulip-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    zulip_command="zulip-send --stream nightly-testing --subject \"$zulip_title\" --message \"$zulip_body\""
+    echo "Here is a suggested 'zulip-send' command to do this:"
+    echo "> $zulip_command"
+  
+    if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+      echo "Auto mode enabled. Running the command..."
+      answer="y"
+    else
+      echo "Shall I run this command for you? (y/n)"
+      read answer
+    fi
+  
+    if [ "$answer" != "${answer#[Yy]}" ]; then
+      eval $zulip_command
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Zulip CLI is not installed. Please install it to send messages automatically."
+    if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  
+  if [ "$AUTO" != "yes" ]; then
+    read -p "Press enter to continue"
+  fi
 
 # else, let the user know that no PR is needed
 else
@@ -195,6 +282,15 @@ if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q .; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q . || ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+  if [ "$AUTO" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo "Auto mode enabled. Bailing out due to unresolved conflicts or uncommitted changes."
+    echo "PR has been created, and message posted to Zulip."
+    echo "Error occured while merging the new branch into 'nightly-testing'."
+    exit 2
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Loop until all conflicts are resolved and committed
 while git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U | grep -q . || ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; do
   echo