# ⚠️ ROLE ERROR: AFFILIATE_INTELLIGENCE AGENT NOT FOUND

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## Status
**Agent Request Failed**

```
agent_role:     affiliate_intelligence
requested_by:   operator (message context)
company:        crimson_leaf
lookup_result:  ❌ NO MATCH
```

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## Issue

The **affiliate_intelligence** agent does not exist in Crimson Leaf Holdings' current roster.

**Current Roster (4/8 agents):**
- **Lyra** – Intake Coordinator
- **Edgar** – Founding CEO / Operational Architect
- **Sterling** – Director of Talent & Governance
- **[Founding CEO role]** – Genesis Fund Guardian

**Missing:**
- Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) – _would own affiliate market research, opportunity vetting, and competitive landscape analysis_
- Director of Research / Affiliate Analytics – _would produce affiliate opportunity briefs_

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## Next Steps

### Option 1: Hire the Missing Agent
**Recommendation:** Create a **Chief Intelligence Officer** agent to own affiliate opportunity research, portfolio intelligence, and Tenant vetting workflows.

**Why:** The affiliate brief template you've provided is a sophisticated *research-to-decision* workflow. It requires:
- Real-time data synthesis across multiple sources (Amazon Associates, SEO tools, competitor sites)
- Structured opportunity scoring and financial modeling
- Portfolio fit assessment against Crimson Leaf's charter and existing Tenants

This function belongs in Crimson Leaf's governance layer, not delegated to a commodity content Tenant.

**Authority Required:**
- `audit_opportunity` – gate affiliate/incubation proposals
- `research_niche` – produce structured intelligence briefs
- `assess_portfolio_fit` – check for constitutional compliance and overlap

Would you like me to draft a **Chief Intelligence Officer** agent profile (`agent.yml`, `identity.md`, `system.md`) to operationalize affiliate research within Crimson Leaf?

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### Option 2: Clarify Intent
- **Is this brief meant for a future Affiliate Tenant CEO?** (If so, we hire the tenant CEO first, *then* they produce affiliate research)
- **Are you asking Crimson Leaf to scout affiliate niches directly?** (If so, we need a CIO agent on staff)

**Please confirm:**
1. Who should own this research workflow?
2. Should the brief feed into Tenant incubation decisions, or serve as standalone market intelligence?

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**Status:** ⏸️ **AWAITING CLARIFICATION** – Ready to proceed once agent role is clarified or CIO is hired.