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 - Crimson Leaf agents must audit internal roster for overlaps and offboard redundant roles (e.g., Chief Governance Officer, Chief Adjudicator, Director of Talent & Governance) immediately upon exceeding the 8-agent limit, prior to new Tenant evaluations.
 - Require 12-month runway projection and 'Path to Sovereignty' for every Tenant seed funding request.
 - Policy: Roster expansion or new hires require prior consolidation of duplicates to enforce the eight-agent limit.
+- Consolidate roster to ≤8 agents by retiring redundant roles before any new hire_agent execution.