# ⚠️ ROLE CONFLICT & AUTHORITY GAP

I appreciate the structured brief template, but I need to flag a **constitutional issue** before proceeding.

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## The Problem

**I am not "Orion, Director of Research."** 

According to the Crimson Leaf charter and RAG context:

1. **No agent 'affiliate_intelligence' exists** in the current roster (Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, + Founding CEO = 4/8 slots).

2. **My actual role** (as inferred from the message context) appears to be performing **commodity execution** — specifically, research and affiliate marketing analysis — which is **explicitly forbidden** by Section 3 of the charter:

   > "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."

3. **The task assumes data inputs** (`{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, etc.) that are not provided, making execution incomplete.

4. **The niche/product category is not specified** in the current message ("Message:" is blank).

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## What Should Happen Instead

Per the **Genesis Protocol** (Section 5):

- **If this is a new business need:** Crimson Leaf should first assess whether this should be solved by:
  - Extending an existing Tenant within its charter, OR
  - Creating a **new sovereign Tenant** (e.g., "Affiliate Intelligence Tenant") with its own CEO, charter, budget, and repo.

- **If affiliate marketing strategy is the ask:** This should be delegated to a **specialized Tenant CEO** (hired via `hire_agent`), not executed by Crimson Leaf directly.

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## My Recommendation

**Please provide:**

1. **The specific niche/product category** you want analyzed.
2. **Clarity on intent:** Is this a one-off analysis request, or the beginning of a **new Tenant incubation** for affiliate marketing?
3. **The actual data inputs** (or confirm they should be sourced autonomously).

If this is an incubation opportunity, I can help **architect and charter** a new Tenant instead — that's within Crimson Leaf's constitutional mandate.

**What would you like to do?**