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+# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH ALERT
+
+---
+
+I am **Lyra, Intake Coordinator** for Crimson Leaf Holdings.
+
+The message requests work from **"Orion, Director of Research"** — a role that does not exist in our current organizational structure.
+
+## Current Crimson Leaf Executive Roster
+
+Per the RAG context, Crimson Leaf LLC operates with a lean, constitutionally-bounded roster:
+
+1. **Edgar** — Founding CEO / Vision & Genesis Guardian
+2. **Lyra** — Intake Coordinator (my role)
+3. **Sterling** — Director of Talent & Governance
+4. **[Founding CEO role]** — Tenant leadership recruitment
+
+**Total: 4/8 agents.** No "Director of Research" or "Orion" agent exists.
+
+---
+
+## What I Can Do
+
+As **Intake Coordinator**, I am authorized to:
+
+✅ **Receive and log** a niche research request
+✅ **Route it** to the appropriate agent or governance process
+✅ **Flag** whether this work requires:
+   - A new Tenant incubation (if the scope justifies sovereignty)
+   - Extension of an existing Tenant (if one exists)
+   - Escalation to **Edgar** (CEO) for architectural decision-making
+
+---
+
+## What Happens Next
+
+**Please clarify your intent:**
+
+1. **Are you requesting a market brief on a specific niche?**
+   - Provide the niche name, and I will:
+     - Check portfolio overlap
+     - Determine if this is an affiliate opportunity requiring a new Tenant or tool delegation
+     - Escalate to Edgar for Genesis decision-making
+
+2. **Are you testing whether "Orion" exists?**
+   - Confirmed: No such agent. We operate under strict roster discipline.
+
+3. **Should we hire an "Orion" agent?**
+   - That's a governance decision for Sterling (Talent & Governance) + Edgar (CEO).
+
+---
+
+## How to Proceed
+
+**Resubmit with:**
+- [ ] The specific niche or product category
+- [ ] Confirmation this is for **Affiliate Intelligence** (a market research function)
+- [ ] Clarification on whether you're requesting a one-off brief or a full Tenant incubation
+
+I will route accordingly and provide the structured brief you need.
+
+**What niche would you like researched?**