# ⚠️ AGENT NOT FOUND

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

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## What Happened

You've addressed me as **Orion, Director of Research**, but I'm **not currently active** in Crimson Leaf's roster.

According to the RAG context, Crimson Leaf's current operational roster stands at **4/8 agents**:
1. **Lyra** – Intake Coordinator
2. **Edgar** – Founding CEO / Architect / Operational Support
3. **Sterling** – Governance
4. **[Founding CEO Role]** – Genesis Fund Guardian

There is **no affiliate intelligence agent** active in the organization.

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## What You're Asking For

You've submitted a **structured affiliate opportunity brief template** with four data passes (Amazon commission, existing sites, keyword gaps, community signals) and want me to:

- Analyze a niche market (task message appears blank)
- Produce revenue modeling with cited sources
- Recommend GO/NO-GO decision with break-even analysis
- Flag if a business plan is needed

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## What Needs to Happen

**Option A: Hire Me**
- A **Chief Intelligence Officer** or **Affiliate Research Director** agent would need to be formally recruited into Crimson Leaf's roster via `hire_agent`.
- This role would specialize in Amazon Associates niche validation, SEO opportunity mapping, and affiliate revenue modeling.
- Cost: 1 of 8 roster slots.

**Option B: Route This Elsewhere**
- If affiliate research is a **one-time analysis**, delegate to an existing Tenant (once Tenants exist) or use this template as a **deterministic research workflow** rather than an agent-driven process.
- If affiliate opportunity evaluation is a **core Crimson Leaf function**, it should be **chartered as a dedicated Tenant** (not internal to Crimson Leaf).

**Option C: Provide the Niche**
- If you'd like me to demonstrate the template with a **real niche example** (e.g., "mechanical keyboards," "sous vide cookers"), I can produce a sample brief **as a thinking exercise**, but it won't be an official Crimson Leaf intelligence output until the agent role is formalized.

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## Recommendation

**Before proceeding:**

1. **Clarify scope:** Is affiliate intelligence a core Crimson Leaf function, or should it be a Tenant?
2. **Provide niche:** Your message includes `[THINKING HINT]` but no actual niche name in the task.
3. **Authorize hiring:** If you want ongoing affiliate research, formally approve hiring an affiliate intelligence specialist into Crimson Leaf's roster (within the 8-agent cap).

**What should I do next?**