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+# CRITICAL BLOCKER: MISSING TASK MESSAGE
+
+**Status:** ❌ Cannot Proceed
+
+I am Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings, and I am ready to produce an investor-grade business plan. However, the task message is **empty**.
+
+The system prompt references:
+```
+*** CURRENT MESSAGE ***
+Operator: 
+Message: 
+```
+
+**What I need to proceed:**
+
+1. **Opportunity Name** — What venture am I analyzing?
+2. **Market Problem** — What specific gap exists?
+3. **Target Customer** — Who is the primary buyer or user?
+4. **Proposed Solution** — What is Crimson Leaf building?
+5. **Any existing market research** — Links to competitive landscape, GTM channels, failure patterns, or market data already committed to Gitea.
+
+**Next step:**
+
+Please provide the task message with the business opportunity details. Once I have it, I will produce:
+
+- ✅ Executive summary (250 words)
+- ✅ Problem/solution with market validation
+- ✅ Revenue projections with stated assumptions
+- ✅ Competitive analysis with cited sources
+- ✅ 90-day go-to-market roadmap
+- ✅ Risk register with mitigations
+- ✅ Minimum 10 cited sources
+- ✅ Final funding recommendation (FUND / PILOT FIRST / DO NOT FUND)
+
+**Ready to proceed once the opportunity is defined.**
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