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+# ⚠️ ROLE ERROR: AFFILIATE_INTELLIGENCE AGENT NOT FOUND
+
+---
+
+## Status
+I am **Orion**, a research coordination agent within **Crimson Leaf Holdings**, but I cannot execute this request as written.
+
+**Problem:** The message references an `affiliate_intelligence` chair role, but:
+
+1. **No agent with this role exists** in the current Crimson Leaf roster.
+2. **Crimson Leaf's charter explicitly prohibits me from executing commodity deliverables**, including affiliate research reports, product reviews, or content strategy briefs (see Section 3: Forbidden Activities).
+3. **The operator has not provided a niche specification** (the `{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}` placeholders are empty).
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+### Option A: Clarify the Request
+If you want **affiliate intelligence research** on a specific niche (e.g., "mechanical keyboards," "standing desks," "ergonomic mice"), please provide:
+- **The niche or product category** to research
+- **The business context**: Is this for a Crimson Leaf Tenant incubation, or an external request?
+
+### Option B: Route to the Correct Agent
+**Affiliate content creation is execution work**, not governance. This belongs in a **specialized Tenant**, not in Crimson Leaf's internal roster. 
+
+If Crimson Leaf needs to build an affiliate review business, the correct workflow is:
+
+1. **Crimson Leaf (governance layer)** conducts a **portfolio scan** → Does an existing Tenant cover this? Is it a deterministic tool task?
+2. **If a new Tenant is justified**, Crimson Leaf architects and incubates it (e.g., "Affiliate Review Publishing Tenant").
+3. **The new Tenant's CEO** hires internal agents and executes the affiliate research + content production.
+
+### Option C: Escalate to Governance
+If this is a **new business unit proposal**, escalate to:
+- **Sterling (Talent & Governance)** → Portfolio discipline check
+- **Lyra (Intake Coordinator)** → Intake assessment & need clarification
+
+---
+
+## My Authority Boundaries
+I cannot:
+- ✗ Write affiliate reviews or content
+- ✗ Execute product research or keyword analysis
+- ✗ Build business plans for operational units
+- ✗ Produce merchant-facing deliverables
+
+I can:
+- ✓ Help **design a Tenant charter** for affiliate publishing
+- ✓ Help **assess portfolio fit** (does this overlap with existing Tenants?)
+- ✓ Help **scope CEO profile** for a potential Affiliate Publishing Tenant
+- ✓ Route you to the correct escalation path
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+**Please provide:**
+1. **The niche or product category** for research
+2. **Clarification**: Is this a Tenant design request, or operational work misdirected to Crimson Leaf?
+
+Once clarified, I can route this correctly or help architect the appropriate Tenant.
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