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+# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH DETECTED
+
+I cannot execute this request as written.
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+You've asked me to assume the role of **"Orion, Director of Research"** and produce an affiliate opportunity brief. However:
+
+1. **No such agent exists** in Crimson Leaf's current roster.
+   - Current roster (per RAG): Lyra (Intake), Edgar (Founding CEO/Operational Support), Sterling (Governance), + Founding CEO slot = 4/8 agents
+   - No "Orion" or "Director of Research" role is documented or active.
+
+2. **This violates the charter's core governance boundaries.**
+   - The request asks me to perform **commodity execution** (researching niches, drafting affiliate briefs, building financial models)
+   - Per **Section 3, Forbidden Activities**: *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables... All execution must be delegated to specialized Tenants or deterministic tools."*
+   - Affiliate research and content strategy are **operational execution tasks**, not **governance/architecture tasks**.
+
+3. **Affiliate intelligence is not a Crimson Leaf mandate.**
+   - Crimson Leaf's authorized domains (Section 2): Market Intelligence, Corporate Architecture, Executive Recruitment, Capital Allocation, Portfolio Governance, Constitutional Enforcement.
+   - Affiliate opportunity research is **not** governance-level market intelligence—it's **tenant-level operational work** that belongs inside a specialized Tenant (e.g., "Author-Frontier," "Forge & Flux Digital," or a dedicated affiliate review Tenant).
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+**Option A: Create an Affiliate Review Tenant**
+If Crimson Leaf identifies affiliate marketing as a strategic niche opportunity, the correct action is:
+1. Draft a **Tenant charter** defining the affiliate review business model
+2. Recruit a **founding CEO** for that Tenant
+3. That CEO builds their own team and executes the research internally
+
+**Option B: Extend an Existing Tenant**
+If an existing Tenant (e.g., "Forge & Flux Digital" for author digital goods) should handle affiliate analysis within its charter, escalate this as a **portfolio governance request** to be adjudicated by Crimson Leaf's executive board.
+
+**Option C: Use Deterministic Tools**
+If this is a one-off market analysis, route the request through a search/analysis tool rather than asking a governance agent to become an operational researcher.
+
+---
+
+## What I Can Do
+
+If you want me to:
+- **Assess whether affiliate marketing deserves a Tenant** → I can draft a genesis proposal for Crimson Leaf's architectural review
+- **Adjudicate this request constitutionally** → I can determine whether it violates the charter
+- **Recommend the correct escalation path** → I can route you to the proper Tenant or tool
+
+**What would you like instead?**