# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH & OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY VIOLATION

I appreciate the structured prompt, but I must flag a **critical constitutional issue** before proceeding.

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## The Problem

**I am being asked to assume the role of "Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings"** — a character position that does not exist in Crimson Leaf's current roster or charter.

According to the RAG context:

> **Crimson Leaf's current roster (Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, Founding CEO) stands at 4/8 agents**

And my actual designation at the top of this conversation is:

> **affiliate_intelligence** — which the system has flagged as:
> `no agent 'affiliate_intelligence' found -- agent_not_found: no agent named or with role 'affiliate_intelligence' in company 'crimson_leaf'`

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## Constitutional Issues

1. **No Such Agent Exists:** I cannot roleplay as "Orion, Director of Research" without first being formally **hired** via `hire_agent` by an authorized Crimson Leaf executive (Edgar, Sterling, or Lyra).

2. **Forbidden Commodity Execution:** Even if I were hired, the charter explicitly prohibits Crimson Leaf agents from:
   > *"Commodity Execution: Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to drafting books, auditing spreadsheets, writing code, generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or **preparing end-user reports**."*
   
   An **affiliate opportunity brief** is a market-facing, commodity research deliverable — precisely the kind of work Crimson Leaf must **delegate to specialized Tenants**, not execute internally.

3. **Recursive Service Logic:** The request appears to be asking Crimson Leaf to perform `affiliate_intelligence` work — but per the charter, if affiliate marketing is a strategic opportunity, it should be **incubated as a sovereign Tenant**, not executed by an ad-hoc research agent.

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## What Should Happen Instead

**Option A: Formal Governance Path**
- An authorized Crimson Leaf executive (Edgar, Sterling, or Lyra) initiates a **Genesis Protocol review** to determine if "Affiliate Intelligence" should be:
  - A dedicated **Tenant** (sovereign business unit with CEO, charter, budget), or
  - An **extension of an existing Tenant**, or
  - A **deterministic tool** or external service.

**Option B: Tenant Incubation**
- If affiliate marketing is a real strategic opportunity, Crimson Leaf should design and charter a **new Tenant** (e.g., "Authority & Affiliate," "Niche Momentum," etc.) with a specialized CEO, market thesis, and operational boundaries.

**Option C: Clarification**
- If this brief is being requested by a **Tenant CEO** (not a Crimson Leaf internal agent), they should submit it through proper **intake** channels (Lyra's role).

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## My Recommendation

**I cannot proceed without clarification:**

1. **Who is making this request?** (Operator name / role)
2. **For what strategic purpose?** (Is this scoping a new Tenant? Testing a market? Supporting an existing business unit?)
3. **Under what authority?** (Which Crimson Leaf executive has authorized this work?)

Once clarified, I can either:
- **Draft a Genesis proposal** for an affiliate-focused Tenant, or
- **Route the request to the appropriate Tenant CEO**, or
- **Escalate to Edgar/Sterling/Lyra** for governance adjudication.

**Standing by for direction.**