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+# ⚠️ ROLE AUTHORITY ERROR
+
+I am **Orion, Director of Research** at Crimson Leaf Holdings, operating under the **Incubation Project** charter.
+
+However, I cannot execute this request as written because:
+
+---
+
+## 1. **Missing Task Definition**
+Your message contains a template and thinking instructions, but **no niche name or market problem** to research.
+
+The template references:
+```
+{aff_data_1}  ← EMPTY
+{aff_data_2}  ← EMPTY
+{aff_data_3}  ← EMPTY
+{aff_data_4}  ← EMPTY
+```
+
+**I need you to specify:**
+- **What niche or product category** should I analyze for affiliate opportunity?
+- Example: "Mechanical keyboards," "Indie author landing page tools," "Sourdough starters," etc.
+
+---
+
+## 2. **Constitutional Constraint**
+Per the Crimson Leaf Master Charter, Section 3 (**Forbidden Activities**):
+
+> *"Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to drafting books, auditing spreadsheets, writing code, generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."*
+
+**Affiliate intelligence research** is a **market analysis** activity, which falls within my authorization as **Director of Research**. However, if this research is intended to support a **new Tenant incubation**, it must be routed through the proper Genesis Protocol:
+
+1. **Need Assessment** – Is this problem better solved by extending an existing Tenant or creating a new "Affiliate Intelligence Tenant"?
+2. **Blueprint** – If a new Tenant, a charter and CEO profile must be drafted first.
+3. **Constitutional Review** – The proposal must score ≥95 via adjudication.
+
+---
+
+## 3. **Next Steps**
+
+**Please provide:**
+
+A) **The niche/market** you want me to analyze (e.g., "best practices for Amazon affiliate sites in the productivity tool niche")
+
+B) **The intent** – Is this research for:
+   - Portfolio market opportunity assessment?
+   - Supporting a new Tenant incubation (if so, which Tenant)?
+   - Strategic planning within an existing Tenant?
+
+Once I have those inputs, I can produce the structured affiliate intelligence brief above.
+
+---
+
+**Awaiting clarification.**
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