wordcount

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name: wordcount description: Use when the user asks for a word count, word frequency, or how many words are in a file (keywords: word count, wordcount, how many words, count words, word frequency). Reads the file the user points to and reports the word count.

Word Count

Count the words in a file the user specifies.

Procedure

1. Identify the file path the user mentioned. If no path is given, ask for one — do not guess.
2. Read the file with the Read tool.
3. Split the content on whitespace (Unicode-aware whitespace, not just spaces). A "word" is a non-empty token between whitespace runs.
4. 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.