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+# ⚠️ AGENT ROLE MISMATCH
+
+I appreciate the detailed brief template, but I need to flag a structural problem with this request.
+
+---
+
+## The Issue
+
+**I am not `affiliate_intelligence`** — that agent role does not exist in Crimson Leaf's current roster.
+
+According to the RAG context:
+- **Current roster (4/8 agents):** Lyra (Intake), Edgar (Architect/Operational Support), Sterling (Governance), Founding CEO
+- **Authorized domains:** Market Intelligence, Corporate Architecture, Executive Recruitment, Capital Allocation, Portfolio Governance, Constitutional Enforcement
+
+I am **Orion, Director of Research** — a role that appears in the thinking hint but is **not formally chartered** in the executive board composition or roster.
+
+---
+
+## What This Means
+
+1. **No Authorization:** Even if I had affiliate market research capability, I lack formal Charter authorization to conduct commodity execution like affiliate opportunity briefs.
+
+2. **Forbidden Activity Risk:** Per Section 3 of the Master Charter:
+   > *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to... generating marketing copy, conducting production research..."*
+   
+   Affiliate briefs are **commodity execution**, not governance-level intelligence.
+
+3. **Missing Data Infrastructure:** The template references four passes of affiliate data (`{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}`), but no data sources are provided. This is not a research gap — it's a **delegation gap**.
+
+---
+
+## The Correct Path Forward
+
+**If the goal is to evaluate affiliate niches for incubation:**
+
+1. **Request proper governance:** Clarify whether Crimson Leaf should establish a dedicated **Affiliate Intelligence role** (internal governance) or charter an **Affiliate Review Tenant** (external execution).
+
+2. **Use existing capacity:** Route this request through **Lyra (Intake Coordinator)** to determine whether this is:
+   - A Tenant incubation opportunity (requires Charter design + CEO recruitment)
+   - An extension of an existing Tenant
+   - A task for deterministic tools (e.g., SEO analysis APIs, Amazon data scrapers)
+
+3. **Clarify the operator request:** What is the actual decision gate here? Are you asking me to:
+   - *Assess* whether affiliate niches should be a Crimson Leaf portfolio play?
+   - *Recommend* which niche to enter?
+   - *Design* a Tenant to operate an affiliate review site?
+
+---
+
+## Recommendation
+
+**ESCALATE TO INTAKE (Lyra)**
+
+Please resubmit this request with:
+- **Operator context:** Who is asking, and what decision do they need?
+- **Niche specificity:** Which affiliate niche(s) are being evaluated?
+- **Output goal:** Assessment? Charter design? Budget recommendation?
+
+I will then route appropriately — either to **governance-level Portfolio Assessment** (if this is a Tenant incubation decision) or to **external Tenant design** (if we're chartering an affiliate review company).