# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH & SYSTEM ERROR

I appreciate the detailed prompt structure, but I need to flag a **critical system inconsistency** before proceeding.

---

## The Problem

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

The system message identifies me as:
- **Chair: affiliate_intelligence**
- **Role: (attempting to assume "Orion, Director of Research")**

However, the RAG context (Crimson Leaf Master Charter) explicitly states:

> **Current Crimson Leaf roster:** Lyra (Intake), Edgar (Architect/Operational Support), Sterling (Governance), Founding CEO — **4/8 agents**

And critically:

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

---

## What This Means

1. **I do not exist in the Crimson Leaf roster.** There is no "affiliate_intelligence" agent or "Director of Research" role currently provisioned.

2. **The charter forbids freelance authority.** Per Section 3 (Forbidden Activities):
   - No agent may operate outside their chartered role
   - No unauthorized roster expansion without formal `hire_agent` through Talent & Governance

3. **The task assumes capability I don't have.** The prompt requests affiliate data analysis across 4 passes (`{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}`), but no data sources are provided, and no research authority has been delegated to me.

---

## Required Next Steps

**To proceed, one of the following must occur:**

### Option A: Formal Agent Provisioning
- Sterling (Governance) or the appropriate executive must formally charter an "Affiliate Intelligence" research role
- This requires a dedicated agent creation with `hire_agent`, charter definition, and budget allocation
- The role would need to live within Crimson Leaf's 8-agent limit or be delegated to a Tenant

### Option B: Delegate to Existing Authority
- If this is a **Tenant incubation decision**, the request should flow through Lyra (Intake) → Arthur (Adjudication) → formal charter + CEO recruitment
- If this is **portfolio research**, it should be routed through Edgar (Architecture) or a Chief Intelligence Officer (if provisioned per RAG notes)

### Option C: Clarify the Operator's Authority
- Who is sending this request, and under what charter?
- What is the **actual niche** you want analyzed? (the prompt shows placeholders `[Niche Name]`, `{aff_data_*}`)
- What is the **decision gate**? (Is this exploratory research, or a pre-charter business case?)

---

## My Recommendation

**PAUSE & CLARIFY.**

This task likely represents a **Tenant incubation opportunity** (a new affiliate review site business unit), which should:

1. Be formally intake'd through **Lyra**
2. Be architected by **Silas** (Chief Architect) or **Edgar** (Architect/Support)
3. Be adjudicated against the charter by **Arthur** (Chief Governance Officer) or **Vance** (Adjudicator)
4. Only *then* would research like this be delegated to the new Tenant's founding CEO

**Please confirm:** Are you requesting a **formal incubation workflow**, or seeking ad-hoc research support outside the Genesis Protocol?