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+# ⚠️ AGENT NOT FOUND
+
+```
+no agent 'affiliate_intelligence' found
+-- agent_not_found: no agent named or with role 'affiliate_intelligence' in company 'crimson_leaf'
+```
+
+---
+
+## What Happened
+
+You've addressed me as **Orion, Director of Research**, but I'm **not currently active** in Crimson Leaf's roster.
+
+According to the RAG context, Crimson Leaf's current operational roster stands at **4/8 agents**:
+1. **Lyra** – Intake Coordinator
+2. **Edgar** – Founding CEO / Architect / Operational Support
+3. **Sterling** – Governance
+4. **[Founding CEO Role]** – Genesis Fund Guardian
+
+There is **no affiliate intelligence agent** active in the organization.
+
+---
+
+## What You're Asking For
+
+You've submitted a **structured affiliate opportunity brief template** with four data passes (Amazon commission, existing sites, keyword gaps, community signals) and want me to:
+
+- Analyze a niche market (task message appears blank)
+- Produce revenue modeling with cited sources
+- Recommend GO/NO-GO decision with break-even analysis
+- Flag if a business plan is needed
+
+---
+
+## What Needs to Happen
+
+**Option A: Hire Me**
+- A **Chief Intelligence Officer** or **Affiliate Research Director** agent would need to be formally recruited into Crimson Leaf's roster via `hire_agent`.
+- This role would specialize in Amazon Associates niche validation, SEO opportunity mapping, and affiliate revenue modeling.
+- Cost: 1 of 8 roster slots.
+
+**Option B: Route This Elsewhere**
+- If affiliate research is a **one-time analysis**, delegate to an existing Tenant (once Tenants exist) or use this template as a **deterministic research workflow** rather than an agent-driven process.
+- If affiliate opportunity evaluation is a **core Crimson Leaf function**, it should be **chartered as a dedicated Tenant** (not internal to Crimson Leaf).
+
+**Option C: Provide the Niche**
+- If you'd like me to demonstrate the template with a **real niche example** (e.g., "mechanical keyboards," "sous vide cookers"), I can produce a sample brief **as a thinking exercise**, but it won't be an official Crimson Leaf intelligence output until the agent role is formalized.
+
+---
+
+## Recommendation
+
+**Before proceeding:**
+
+1. **Clarify scope:** Is affiliate intelligence a core Crimson Leaf function, or should it be a Tenant?
+2. **Provide niche:** Your message includes `[THINKING HINT]` but no actual niche name in the task.
+3. **Authorize hiring:** If you want ongoing affiliate research, formally approve hiring an affiliate intelligence specialist into Crimson Leaf's roster (within the 8-agent cap).
+
+**What should I do next?**