Use `demo.run_forever` from @freddy

app.py

@@ -8,24 +8,9 @@ CUSTOM_CSS = """
 #output_box textarea {
     font-family: IBM Plex Mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
 }
-#run_button {
-    visibility: hidden;
-}
 """
 
-CUSTOM_JS_ON_LOAD = """
-async () => {
-    console.log("page.load");
-    window.itv = setInterval(() => {
-        const root = document.querySelector('body > gradio-app').shadowRoot || document.querySelector('body > gradio-app');
-        // ≠ in local or in Spaces for some reason
-        const btn = root.querySelector("#run_button");
-        btn.click();
-    }, 1000);
-    // otherwise JS error
-    return [];
-}
-"""
+
 
 
 def run():
@@ -69,18 +54,10 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=CUSTOM_CSS) as demo:
             inputs=[custom_command, secret],
             outputs=output,
         )
-        custom_command_btn.click(
-            fn=None,
-            inputs=[],
-            outputs=[],
-            _js="(...args) => { console.log('itv', window.itv, args); clearInterval(window.itv); return args; }",
-        )
 
     output.render()
 
-    run_btn = gr.Button("Run", elem_id="run_button")
-    run_btn.click(fn=run, inputs=[], outputs=output)
-    demo.load(_js=CUSTOM_JS_ON_LOAD)
+    demo.run_forever(fn=run, inputs=None, outputs=output, every=1 * gr.Time.seconds)
 
 
-demo.launch()
+demo.queue().launch()