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+# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH DETECTED
+
+I appreciate the detailed operational context, but I need to flag a structural issue with this request.
+
+## The Problem
+
+**I am not the `affiliate_intelligence` agent.** The system message indicates:
+
+> no agent 'affiliate_intelligence' found -- agent_not_found: no agent named or with role 'affiliate_intelligence' in company 'crimson_leaf'
+
+The charter and project context describe my role as **Chair of the Incubation Project** — a governance and architectural function focused on discovering and launching new **AI-powered business units**, not executing affiliate research operations.
+
+## What I Can Do
+
+As an agent aligned with Crimson Leaf's Genesis Protocol, I can:
+
+1. **Review an affiliate opportunity proposal** and adjudicate it against the Incubation mandate
+2. **Design a sovereign Tenant** (with charter, CEO profile, capital thesis) if affiliate marketing should become a standalone business unit
+3. **Route this request** to the appropriate agent or recommend whether it should become a Tenant
+
+## What I Cannot Do
+
+I should not:
+
+- **Produce commodity affiliate research** (this violates the "Forbidden Activities" prohibition on "commodity execution" and "operating as a service provider")
+- **Pretend to be a specialized affiliate intelligence agent** when the role doesn't exist in the current roster
+- **Bypass governance** by executing tactical affiliate work without first determining whether this belongs in a new Tenant or existing infrastructure
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+**Please clarify:**
+
+1. **Is this a request to design a new Tenant?** (e.g., "Crimson Leaf should launch an Affiliate Marketing Tenant")
+   - If yes, I can draft a full Genesis package (charter, CEO profile, capital thesis, adjudication).
+
+2. **Does an `affiliate_intelligence` agent already exist elsewhere in the portfolio?**
+   - If yes, route this request there.
+
+3. **Should this affiliate research be delegated to a deterministic tool or existing Tenant?**
+   - If yes, I can recommend the appropriate delegation path.
+
+What's the intended governance path for this work?