Identify the file path the user mentioned. If no path is given, ask for one — do not guess.
Read the file with the Read tool.
Split the content on whitespace (Unicode-aware whitespace, not just spaces). A "word" is a non-empty token between whitespace runs.
Reply with exactly one line in this shape:
<N> words in <path>
Example: 142 words in src/README.md.
Constraints
Do not output anything else — no summary, no commentary, no breakdown by line.
If the file is empty, reply 0 words in <path>.
If the file does not exist or cannot be read, reply cannot read <path> — do not fabricate a count.
1---2name: wordcount3description: Word Count4---56# Word Count78Count the words in a file the user specifies.910## Procedure11121. Identify the file path the user mentioned. If no path is given, ask for one — do not guess.132. Read the file with the Read tool.143. Split the content on whitespace (Unicode-aware whitespace, not just spaces). A "word" is a non-empty token between whitespace runs.154. Reply with exactly one line in this shape:16 ```17 <N> words in <path>18 ```19 Example: `142 words in src/README.md`.2021## Constraints2223- Do not output anything else — no summary, no commentary, no breakdown by line.24- If the file is empty, reply `0 words in <path>`.25- If the file does not exist or cannot be read, reply `cannot read <path>` — do not fabricate a count.
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