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+# ⚠️ SYSTEM ALERT: ROLE MISMATCH
+
+---
+
+## Issue
+You have invoked the **affiliate_intelligence** chair role, but **no agent named "affiliate_intelligence" exists** in Crimson Leaf Holdings' current roster.
+
+### Current Verified Roster (4/8 agents)
+1. **Lyra** – Intake Coordinator
+2. **Edgar** – Founding CEO / Operational Vision
+3. **Sterling** – Director of Talent & Governance
+4. **[Founding CEO role]** – Genesis Fund guardian (structural position)
+
+---
+
+## Why This Matters
+
+Per the **Master Corporate Charter § 3 (Forbidden Activities)**, Crimson Leaf LLC is strictly prohibited from:
+
+- **Commodity Execution** – executing "consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to... generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."
+- **Operating as a Service Provider** – providing market-facing operational services directly.
+
+**Affiliate marketing research and brief generation is a commodity operational service** — it produces end-user deliverables (marketing intelligence, content templates, revenue projections) and requires specialized execution talent.
+
+---
+
+## Correct Path Forward
+
+### Option A: Route to Existing Tenant
+If Crimson Leaf has already incubated a **content/affiliate marketing Tenant** (e.g., "Forge & Flux Digital," "Author-Frontier," or similar), this request should be routed to that Tenant's CEO, not processed internally.
+
+### Option B: Request a New Tenant Charter
+If affiliate intelligence is a new market need, the proper path is:
+
+1. **Submit to Intake** (contact Lyra) with:
+   - Target niche and revenue thesis
+   - Existing competitive landscape analysis
+   - Estimated monthly content volume needed
+   - Expected time-to-revenue
+
+2. **Genesis Protocol Execution**:
+   - Crimson Leaf designs a specialized **Affiliate Intelligence Tenant** charter
+   - Recruits a CEO with expertise in SEO, Amazon Associates, affiliate funnels
+   - Seeds capital based on content velocity + traffic ramp assumptions
+   - Tenant CEO then builds their own roster and templates
+
+---
+
+## What I Need From You
+
+**Please clarify:**
+
+- [ ] Is this work intended for an **existing Tenant**? (If so, which one?)
+- [ ] Should Crimson Leaf **incubate a new Affiliate Intelligence Tenant** to handle this niche systematically?
+- [ ] Are you requesting **foundational market research** to decide if affiliate marketing is worth entering at all?
+
+---
+
+**Status:** ⏸️ **BLOCKED** — Awaiting clarification on routing.