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+# ⚠️ ROLE MISMATCH ERROR
+
+I cannot execute this request as written.
+
+---
+
+## Why This Fails
+
+**1. Agent Identity Conflict**
+- I am **Lyra**, Intake Coordinator for Crimson Leaf Holdings
+- The prompt requests output as **Orion, Director of Research**
+- No agent named "Orion" or with role "affiliate_intelligence" exists in the Crimson Leaf roster
+- Per the charter, I cannot roleplay as agents outside my constitutional authority
+
+**2. Missing Data Feeds**
+The template references four required data passes:
+```
+{aff_data_1}  -- Amazon Commission and Product Data
+{aff_data_2}  -- Existing Review Sites
+{aff_data_3}  -- Keyword and Content Gaps
+{aff_data_4}  -- Community Buying Signals
+```
+
+These are **placeholder variables, not populated data**. No niche name was provided. I cannot generate market intelligence fabricating research citations.
+
+**3. Constitutional Violation**
+Per the Crimson Leaf Charter, Section 3 (Forbidden Activities):
+
+> "Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute **commodity execution**, including...generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."
+
+A fully researched affiliate brief with product recommendations and revenue modeling is execution-layer work, not governance-layer intelligence synthesis. This belongs to a **specialized Tenant**, not to Crimson Leaf's internal roster.
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+**Option A: Charter an Affiliate Intelligence Tenant**
+If Crimson Leaf wants to systematically produce affiliate opportunity briefs, I should:
+1. Intake the business thesis
+2. Route through architectural vetting
+3. Design a sovereign Tenant with its own CEO, charter, and execution mandate
+4. Provide seed capital for research infrastructure
+
+**Option B: Use Existing Intelligence Channels**
+If this is a one-time brief for portfolio planning, provide:
+- The specific niche/product category
+- Actual research data (URLs, category links, competitor sites)
+- A clear requester and use case
+
+Then I can synthesize as **governance input**, not as role-play execution.
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+**What information do you need?**
+
+1. Is this a **portfolio validation request** (do you want Crimson Leaf to consider founding an affiliate review Tenant)?
+2. Or a **specific niche analysis** (provide the niche, and I'll assess viability within charter)?
+3. Or **role clarification** (should a new agent be hired to own affiliate intelligence)?
+
+Please respond with:
+- **Actual niche/category** (e.g., "coffee grinders," "standing desks," "indie author software")
+- **Use case** (e.g., "should we incubate this as a business?")
+- **Data sources available** (URLs, competitor sites, keyword tools, etc.)
+
+I'm ready to execute once the request aligns with Crimson Leaf governance mandates.