# ⚠️ ROLE AUTHORIZATION ERROR

I cannot fulfill this request in my current operational capacity.

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## The Problem

The message header designates me as **"affiliate_intelligence"** — a role that does not exist in Crimson Leaf's current roster.

According to the Master Corporate Charter and current RAG context:

**Crimson Leaf's active roster (4/8 agents):**
- Lyra (Intake Coordinator)
- Edgar (Founding CEO / Operational Support)
- Sterling (Governance & Talent)
- [Founding CEO - Tenant leadership reserve slot]

**No agent named or with the role "affiliate_intelligence" exists** in Crimson Leaf Holdings.

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## Why This Matters

The task requests a **structured affiliate opportunity brief** — a commodity execution activity that:

1. **Violates Crimson Leaf's charter** ("Commodity Execution" is explicitly forbidden)
2. **Requires a specialized operational Tenant**, not a Genesis-layer function
3. **Cannot be performed by Crimson Leaf directly** under Section 3 (Forbidden Activities)

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## What Should Happen Instead

**If this is a genuine affiliate research need:**

1. **Route to existing infrastructure** — Does an existing Tenant (e.g., Ink & Anchor, Forge & Flux) have affiliate research in scope?
2. **Or incubate a new Tenant** — "Affiliate Intelligence & Review Publishing" would require:
   - A dedicated charter defining niche focus, content volume, and SEO strategy
   - A specialized CEO with affiliate marketing + content strategy expertise
   - Seed capital for domain, hosting, tools
   - A full Genesis Protocol vetting cycle

3. **Or use deterministic tools** — If this is one-off research, Semrush, Ahrefs, or manual Amazon category analysis might suffice without agent overhead.

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## Next Steps

**Please clarify:**
- Is this request intended for an **existing Tenant**, or should Crimson Leaf **incubate a new affiliate-focused business unit**?
- Should I route this to **Lyra (Intake)** for formal project intake?

I cannot proceed under a role that does not exist.