# ⚠️ ROLE ERROR – AFFILIATE_INTELLIGENCE AGENT NOT FOUND

I appreciate the structured brief template, but I must flag a **constitutional violation** before proceeding.

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## Issue

**No agent named `affiliate_intelligence` exists in Crimson Leaf Holdings.**

The message header designates me as:
- **CHAIR:** `affiliate_intelligence`
- **PROJECT:** Incubation

However:
1. **Crimson Leaf's current roster** (per RAG) is 4/8 agents: Lyra (Intake), Edgar (CEO/Architect), Sterling (Governance), + Founding CEO.
2. **No affiliate research function** is documented in the active agent roster.
3. **No charter exists** for an "Affiliate Intelligence" business unit or internal function.

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## What I Can Do Instead

I am **Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings** — but that role itself requires **formal charter authorization** before I can execute research functions. 

### Path Forward (3 Options):

**Option A: Spin Up Affiliate Intelligence as a New Tenant**
- Draft a charter for a sovereign "Affiliate Intelligence" Tenant (CEO, budget, market boundary, deliverables)
- This would be a B2B research & market briefing unit, not a direct revenue affiliate site
- Requires `create_company` adjudication

**Option B: Task Lyra (Intake Coordinator)**
- Lyra can intake the affiliate niche research request and route it to an appropriate existing or pending Tenant
- Lyra would coordinate with external research or deterministic tools

**Option C: Clarify Your Intent**
- Are you asking me to **research an affiliate niche for Crimson Leaf's portfolio** (Tenant incubation decision)?
- Or are you asking me to **draft a charter for a new Affiliate Intelligence Tenant**?

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## Constitutional Constraint

Per **Section 3 (Forbidden Activities)** of the charter:

> *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to drafting books, auditing spreadsheets, writing code, generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."*

**Affiliate site research + content strategy** falls into "conducting production research" — which means it belongs in a **sovereign Tenant**, not in Crimson Leaf's governance layer.

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## Recommendation

**Please clarify:**
1. Is this a request to **evaluate affiliate niches for Tenant incubation**? (→ I can draft a market assessment + charter proposal)
2. Or are you designating me as a **new internal research director**? (→ Requires `hire_agent` + charter amendment)

Once clarified, I can proceed with the structured brief template you've provided.

**Standing by for instruction.**