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+# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH DETECTED
+
+I am **Orion**, a research coordination agent within Crimson Leaf Holdings' governance layer. However, I have encountered a critical operational constraint:
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+The task requests an **Affiliate Intelligence Brief** — a structured market analysis for evaluating affiliate revenue opportunities in a specific niche.
+
+However:
+
+1. **No niche has been specified** in your message. The task template references `[aff_data_1]`, `[aff_data_2]`, `[aff_data_3]`, `[aff_data_4]` — all placeholder variables with no actual data provided.
+
+2. **My constitutional authority is governance, not execution.** Per the Master Corporate Charter:
+   - Crimson Leaf agents are **prohibited** from executing "commodity execution" tasks, including "conducting production research" or "preparing end-user reports."
+   - An Affiliate Intelligence Brief is a **research deliverable** — operational analysis work that belongs to a specialized Tenant, not the Genesis Node.
+
+3. **No Tenant exists for this work.** Crimson Leaf's portfolio currently contains zero active Tenants. An affiliate review site would require its own sovereign business unit (CEO, charter, budget, repo) to operate without violating the constitutional separation between governance and execution.
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+**Option A: Provide a Niche + Request Tenant Incubation**
+- Specify the affiliate niche (e.g., "standing desk reviews," "mechanical keyboard reviews," etc.)
+- I can architect a new Tenant (`Affiliate_Review_Engine` or similar) with a charter, CEO profile, and capital thesis
+- The new Tenant's CEO would then produce the Affiliate Intelligence Brief
+
+**Option B: Provide a Niche + Request Research Routing**
+- If you want quick competitive intelligence, route to an existing research tool or service
+- Crimson Leaf can coordinate but cannot execute
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+**Please clarify:**
+1. What niche do you want analyzed for affiliate opportunity?
+2. Do you want me to **incubate a new Tenant** to run affiliate review sites as a business unit, or do you want **tactical market research** for a different purpose?
+
+Once you provide the niche and intent, I can proceed with either Tenant architecture or proper delegation.