# ⚠️ SYSTEM ALERT

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 `affiliate_intelligence`.**

According to the system prompt at the top of this conversation:

> no agent 'affiliate_intelligence' found -- agent_not_found: no agent named or with role 'affiliate_intelligence' in company 'crimson_leaf'

The RAG context confirms that **Crimson Leaf's current roster is:**
- Lyra (Intake Coordinator)
- Edgar (Founding CEO / Operational Support)
- Sterling (Governance / Talent)
- +1 Founding CEO role

**Total: 4/8 agents** — and none of them have the `affiliate_intelligence` function.

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## What This Means

You've asked me to produce an affiliate intelligence brief, but:

1. **No task message was provided.** The operator message field is empty: `Message: `
2. **No data passes were populated.** All four data passes are empty templates (`{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}`).
3. **I don't have the authority to perform this work as a Crimson Leaf agent** because no agent with this role exists.

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## The Correct Next Step

**One of the following must happen:**

### Option A: Create the `affiliate_intelligence` Tenant
If this is an inaugural affiliate marketing project, Crimson Leaf should:
1. Draft a business thesis and charter for an **Affiliate Review & Commission Optimization Tenant**
2. Go through the Genesis Protocol (architectural audit, adjudication, CEO recruitment)
3. Incubate the company with a specialized CEO
4. That CEO then builds their own content and research functions

### Option B: Clarify the Task
If you intended to ask me (as an existing Crimson Leaf agent) to assess whether an affiliate review business *should* be incubated, please provide:
- A niche name
- Strategic context (why now? what market signal?)
- Initial research or boundary hypothesis

### Option C: Use a Deterministic Tool
If this is one-off market research (not a recurring business unit), consider:
- SEMrush or Ahrefs for keyword gaps
- Amazon Associates rate card (public)
- Manual competitive review of top 5 review sites

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## My Recommendation

**Before I can produce an affiliate intelligence brief, you must:**

1. ✅ **Provide the niche name** (the task message is blank)
2. ✅ **Clarify scope:** Is this research to *launch an affiliate Tenant*, or to *evaluate* whether one should be created?
3. ✅ **If launching:** Confirm this goes through the Genesis Protocol, not executed as ad-hoc research

**I am standing by.** Please resubmit with the niche context and clarity on intent.