# ⚠️ ROLE CONFLICT & MISSING CONTEXT

I appreciate the detailed brief template, but I need to flag a critical structural issue before proceeding.

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## The Problem

**I am not "Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings."**

According to the charter and RAG context:
- **Crimson Leaf's internal roster is capped at 8 agents** (currently: Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, + Founding CEO = 4/8)
- **No agent named "Orion" or with role "affiliate_intelligence" exists** in the organization
- **The message contains no task description** — just template scaffolding with placeholder variables (`{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, etc.)

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## What I Need to Proceed

### Option A: Task Specification
Please provide:
1. **The niche name/category** (e.g., "specialty tea kettles," "memoir writing guides," etc.)
2. **The market intelligence question** — Are we evaluating this niche for:
   - A new Tenant incubation?
   - A portfolio market scan?
   - An affiliate opportunity assessment for an existing Tenant?

### Option B: Agent Role Clarification
If "affiliate_intelligence" is intended as a **new Tenant** for Crimson Leaf:
- This would require a **Genesis Protocol execution** (charter drafting, CEO recruitment, capital allocation, adjudication)
- It would **not** be an internal Crimson Leaf agent — it would be a sovereign black-box Tenant

### Option C: Operator Delegation
If you are **David** (operator) requesting this brief:
- Clarify which niche/category to analyze
- Confirm whether this feeds into a **new Tenant proposal** or **portfolio research**

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## Next Step

**Please resend with:**
- [ ] Specific niche name
- [ ] Raw data (or sources for me to fetch): bestseller products, competitor sites, keyword intent signals
- [ ] Intended use of the brief

I'm ready to execute the analysis once the task is fully specified. ✓