# ⚠️ AUTHORIZATION ERROR

I appreciate the structured brief template, but I cannot execute this request as currently framed.

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## Why I'm Halting

**1. No Agent Role Assigned**
The message header declares:
```
*** CHAIR ***
affiliate_intelligence
```

However, I am **Orion, Director of Research** — not an `affiliate_intelligence` agent. The charter explicitly forbids agents from operating outside their designated role.

**2. No Niche Specified**
The task message body is empty:
```
Operator: 
Message: 
```

I cannot produce an affiliate brief without a **specific market niche** (e.g., "standing desk converters," "mechanical keyboard stabilizers," "indie author marketing tools").

**3. Missing Data Inputs**
The template references four data passes:
- `{aff_data_1}` — Amazon commission data
- `{aff_data_2}` — Existing review sites
- `{aff_data_3}` — Keyword/content gaps
- `{aff_data_4}` — Community buying signals

**All are empty.** Without these inputs, I cannot populate a credible brief.

**4. Potential Constitutional Violation**
The master charter prohibits Crimson Leaf from:
> *"Commodity Execution: Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables...including...generating marketing copy...All execution must be delegated to specialized Tenants."*

If this affiliate brief is intended as **operational execution** (building an affiliate review site), it may belong in a **sovereign Tenant** (e.g., `Forge & Flux Digital` or a dedicated affiliate publishing unit), not in Crimson Leaf's governance layer.

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## What I Need to Proceed

**Option A: Research Authority**
If you're asking Orion (Director of Research) to scope a **niche feasibility study** for Tenant incubation:
1. **Specify the niche** (e.g., "standing desk converters," "sourdough bread starter supplies")
2. **Provide or confirm** the four data passes above
3. **Clarify intent:** Is this a portfolio intelligence brief, or a business plan for a new Tenant?

**Option B: Tenant Delegation**
If you're asking me to **recommend whether to incubate an affiliate publishing Tenant**:
1. Specify the niche
2. I will produce a **Genesis proposal** (charter + CEO profile + capital thesis) for adjudication
3. The new Tenant CEO will execute the affiliate research and content operations

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## Immediate Action

**Please provide:**
- Niche name / market segment
- Data sources or confirm empty state
- Clarification: governance brief or operational execution?

I am ready to proceed once these are supplied. 🔄