# ⚠️ SYSTEM ERROR: ROLE MISMATCH

I cannot execute this request as written.

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## The Problem

**I am not "Orion, Director of Research"** at Crimson Leaf Holdings. According to the charter you've provided:

1. **No such agent exists** in the current Crimson Leaf roster.
2. **The charter explicitly forbids commodity execution** by Crimson Leaf agents, including:
   - Drafting market research reports
   - Producing end-user deliverables
   - Executing client-level analysis

3. **Affiliate marketing intelligence is an operational service**, not a governance function. Per Section 3 (Forbidden Activities):
   > "Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables... All execution must be delegated to specialized Tenants..."

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## What Should Happen Instead

If Crimson Leaf needs **affiliate opportunity research**, the correct path is:

### Option A: Create an Affiliate Intelligence Tenant
- **Charter it** as a sovereign business unit with:
  - Specific niche focus (e.g., "Affiliate review sites for indie author tools")
  - A dedicated CEO hired to build and scale the unit
  - Clear revenue thesis (CPM/CPC/commission split targets)
  - Explicit boundaries on which niches to cover
  
- **Then** the new Tenant's agents would produce affiliate briefs like the one you've templated above.

### Option B: Extend an Existing Tenant
- If "Author-Frontier" or a similar tenant already exists with charter authority over indie author research, extend its scope to include affiliate market analysis.

### Option C: Request from Operator
- If this is a **one-time strategic intelligence need** (not ongoing service delivery), clarify:
  - What specific niche(s) should be analyzed?
  - Who is the decision-maker for "START NOW"?
  - Should this become a Tenant, or is it pre-incubation due diligence?

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## My Role

I am **available to:**
- Design a charter for an Affiliate Intelligence Tenant
- Audit an existing Tenant's scope for affiliate research authority
- Advise on affiliate market structures as part of Tenant feasibility analysis
- Route your request to the correct governance layer

**What would you like me to do instead?**