# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH & TASK CANNOT EXECUTE

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## Issue Identified

**The operator has requested me to assume the role of "Orion, Director of Research" and produce an affiliate opportunity brief.**

However:

1. **I am not "Orion"** — I am **Edgar**, Founding CEO of Crimson Leaf Holdings, per the charter and project context.

2. **No "affiliate_intelligence" agent exists** in the Crimson Leaf roster. The charter documents confirm the current operational roster is:
   - **Lyra** (Intake Coordinator)
   - **Edgar** (CEO/Vision/Operational Support)
   - **Sterling** (Governance/Talent)
   - Founding CEO role (structural position)
   
   **Total: 4/8 agents**

3. **The task itself violates Crimson Leaf's constitutional mandate:**
   - Affiliate marketing is a **commodity execution** activity — specifically, generating content, research, and monetization strategies for an external market.
   - Per **Section 3 (Forbidden Activities)**: *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to... generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."*
   - This work must be **delegated to a specialized Tenant with its own charter, CEO, and budget**, not executed by Crimson Leaf's governance layer.

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## Path Forward

### Option A: Hire Affiliate Research Agent (Governance Layer)
If this brief is **internal research to evaluate an affiliate Tenant incubation**, I can hire a **Chief Intelligence Officer** or **Director of Affiliate Market Research** to the Crimson Leaf roster and task them with market vetting.

**Cost:** 1 of 8 remaining roster slots.

### Option B: Incubate an Affiliate Tenant
If the operator wants **ongoing affiliate site operations**, the correct path is:

1. **Need Assessment** (per Genesis Protocol §5.1) — Is this best solved by a new Tenant, or an existing tool?
2. **Blueprint** — Draft a `charter.md` for an "Affiliate Review Network" Tenant.
3. **Executive Seed** — Hire a CEO for that Tenant.
4. **Capital Thesis** — Propose seed budget.
5. **Constitutional Review** — Pass adjudication at 95%+ threshold.
6. **Activation** — New Tenant operates autonomously.

### Option C: Clarify Intent
**What is the actual business need?**
- Are you asking Crimson Leaf to *research* whether affiliate marketing is viable for portfolio expansion?
- Are you asking Crimson Leaf to *operate* an affiliate site directly (violates charter)?
- Are you asking Crimson Leaf to *incubate* a new affiliate Tenant?

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## Request for Operator Input

Please clarify:
1. **Who is requesting this work?** (Internal Crimson Leaf? An external stakeholder?)
2. **What is the intended outcome?** (Market research? Tenant design? Revenue model?)
3. **Do you authorize me to hire a research agent or proceed with Tenant incubation?**

I will not execute this task under false identity or in violation of the charter.