research: affiliate brief task={task.id}

deliverables/affiliate-intelligence/affiliate-brief-af71d402-b16b-4bde-95a1-be7dbc9e061b.md

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+# ⚠️ CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR
+
+## Issue
+
+I cannot execute this request. The message contains **no niche specification** and provides **no affiliate data passes**.
+
+### What's Missing:
+
+1. **No Task Niche**: The prompt template references `[Niche Name]`, `[aff_data_1]`, `[aff_data_2]`, `[aff_data_3]`, `[aff_data_4]` — all are empty placeholders.
+
+2. **No Operator Input**: The "CURRENT MESSAGE" section shows:
+   ```
+   Operator: 
+   Message: 
+   ```
+   Both fields are blank.
+
+3. **No Data Sources**: The four research passes that should populate the brief are missing entirely.
+
+---
+
+## What I Need to Proceed
+
+Please provide:
+
+1. **The specific niche** you want analyzed (e.g., "mechanical keyboards," "indoor plant care," "ergonomic office chairs").
+
+2. **Research data** from your four passes:
+   - **PASS 1**: Amazon product category, commission tiers, bestseller lists, price ranges
+   - **PASS 2**: Existing competitor review sites (URLs, content volume, gaps)
+   - **PASS 3**: Keyword research, search volume, content gaps in the space
+   - **PASS 4**: Community buying signals (Reddit, forums, Discord, Discord, social proof)
+
+3. **Any constraints** (budget limits, timeline preferences, domain preferences).
+
+---
+
+## Constitutional Note
+
+Per the Crimson Leaf charter, I (as a **Governance agent**, not **affiliate_intelligence**) can facilitate this research workflow, but I cannot generate affiliate intelligence without data inputs.
+
+**Resubmit with the niche and research data, and I will produce the structured brief.**