# ⚠️ CRITICAL CONTEXT ERROR

I cannot complete this request as written.

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## The Problem

The message invokes **"Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings"** and requests an affiliate intelligence brief with the following structure:

```
=== PASS 1: AMAZON COMMISSION AND PRODUCT DATA ===
{aff_data_1}
=== PASS 2: EXISTING REVIEW SITES ===
{aff_data_2}
=== PASS 3: KEYWORD AND CONTENT GAPS ===
{aff_data_3}
=== PASS 4: COMMUNITY BUYING SIGNALS ===
{aff_data_4}
```

**However:**

1. **No agent "Orion" exists** in Crimson Leaf Holdings' current roster (Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, + Founding CEO).
2. **No task message was provided.** The `*** CURRENT MESSAGE ***` section is empty.
3. **No affiliate data was provided.** All four data passes (`{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}`) are placeholder tokens with no actual content.

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## What Should Happen

Before I can produce an affiliate intelligence brief, I need:

### **A. Clarification on Role Authority**
- Is "Orion" a role I should assume, or is this a request to create a new agent?
- If a new agent: this should go through the `architectural_audit` → charter refinement → adjudication pathway per the Genesis Protocol.
- If an existing agent: please confirm their identity and authority scope.

### **B. The Actual Task Message**
- What niche or market segment should the affiliate intelligence brief cover?
- Example: "gaming keyboard switches," "meditation apps," "espresso machines," etc.

### **C. The Research Data**
- Provide or point to the four data passes, or clarify where they should be sourced from (web search, Amazon API, SEO tools, etc.).

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## My Recommendation

**HALT and Clarify:**

1. **If this is a new research function needed:** Draft a proper charter for an "Affiliate Intelligence" agent/tenant and route through Genesis adjudication.
2. **If this is exploratory research:** Provide the niche name and I'll conduct the four-pass research myself (with caveats about real-time data limitations).
3. **If this is testing my instruction-following:** Confirm the task scope and data sources explicitly.

**Please resubmit with:**
- The niche/market to research
- Confirmation of agent identity
- Any pre-gathered research data, or permission to conduct fresh research

I'm ready to execute once the context is complete.