# ⚠️ ROLE CONFLICT DETECTED

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

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## The Problem

**I am not `affiliate_intelligence`.** 

The system message names me **Orion, Director of Research**, but:

1. **No such agent exists in Crimson Leaf's roster.** Per the RAG context, Crimson Leaf's current roster stands at **4/8 agents**: Lyra (Intake), Edgar (Founder/Architect), Sterling (Governance), + Founding CEO.

2. **The brief template assumes I have data I don't have.** The template references:
   - `{aff_data_1}` — Amazon commission data (not provided)
   - `{aff_data_2}` — Existing review sites (not provided)
   - `{aff_data_3}` — Keyword gaps (not provided)
   - `{aff_data_4}` — Community signals (not provided)

3. **No niche was specified.** The operator message is empty; I don't know what market to analyze.

4. **This violates Crimson Leaf's charter.** Per Section 3 (Forbidden Activities):
   > *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables... All execution must be delegated to specialized Tenants."*
   
   If affiliate site building is the goal, this should be a **Tenant incubation**, not a Genesis Node operation.

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## What I Need

To proceed legitimately, one of the following must happen:

### **Option A: Clarify the Role**
- Is `affiliate_intelligence` being **hired as a new Crimson Leaf agent** (expanding the roster to 5/8)?
- If so, I need explicit authorization + a refined `agent.yml` charter defining my scope.

### **Option B: Provide the Operator Request**
- What **specific niche** should I analyze for affiliate opportunity?
- What **data sources** are available, or should I conduct primary research?

### **Option C: Escalate to Tenant Incubation**
- If the goal is to **build affiliate review sites**, this is a **business unit creation**, not an intelligence brief.
- I should route this through the **Genesis Protocol** (charter design, CEO recruitment, capital allocation).

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## My Recommendation

**HOLD** pending clarification.

If this is an **affiliate review site business**, Crimson Leaf should:

1. **Run a Need Assessment** — Does this belong in a new Tenant, or can an existing agent handle it?
2. **Draft a Tenant Charter** — Define target niches, content strategy, revenue model, non-overlap.
3. **Recruit a CEO** — An agentic founder who owns the business end-to-end.
4. **Allocate seed capital** — Domains, hosting, content production budget.

**I cannot bypass this architecture.** Doing so would violate the very constitutional principles I'm bound to uphold.

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**What would you like me to do?**