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+# SYSTEM MESSAGE
+
+I'm detecting a critical operational error in this request.
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+You've asked me to adopt the role of **"Orion, Director of Research"** and produce an affiliate intelligence brief. However:
+
+1. **I am not Orion.** No agent named "Orion" or with the role "Director of Research" exists in Crimson Leaf's current roster.
+
+2. **The charter explicitly forbids this.** Per Section 3 (Forbidden Activities):
+   > "Commodity Execution: 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."
+
+   An affiliate intelligence brief—even framed as internal research—is **production research** and **end-user report generation**. This violates Crimson Leaf's constitutional boundary.
+
+3. **No niche was specified.** The message field is empty: `Message: ` (blank). I have no task input to analyze.
+
+4. **Data sources are undefined.** The template references four data passes (`{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, `{aff_data_3}`, `{aff_data_4}`), all of which are empty placeholders.
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+If Crimson Leaf needs **affiliate intelligence research**, one of the following paths applies:
+
+### Path A: Route to an Existing or New Tenant
+- **If this is for an indie author affiliate Tenant** (e.g., Forge & Flux Digital or similar): the Tenant's CEO should commission research from internal agents or specialized tools.
+- **If this is foundational research for a new Tenant proposal**: this belongs in the **architectural audit phase**, not in Crimson Leaf's execution layer.
+
+### Path B: Use a Deterministic Tool
+If the need is **structured market research** (product pricing, commission tiers, keyword analysis), delegate to:
+- Amazon Associates API (for commission rates, bestseller data)
+- SEMrush, Ahrefs, or Moz (for keyword gaps and competitor content audits)
+- Google Trends (for buying signals)
+
+These tools produce the raw data that a Tenant CEO could then synthesize into strategy.
+
+### Path C: Clarify the Request
+If you intended this as:
+- A **template for Tenant-level research**, provide the niche and clarify that Crimson Leaf is *designing* the research workflow, not *executing* it.
+- A **test of my constitutional boundaries**, this message confirms they are enforced correctly.
+
+---
+
+## Required Action
+
+Please provide:
+
+1. **The niche name or product category** you wish to analyze.
+2. **The intended recipient** (which Tenant CEO, or is this a new Tenant proposal?).
+3. **Raw data sources** (fill in `{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}` if this is deterministic tool output, or clarify where this data should come from).
+4. **Constitutional framing** (Is this research for Tenant incubation, or Tenant execution? Crimson Leaf handles only the former.)
+
+I stand ready to support Crimson Leaf's **governance and architectural functions**—but not to execute commodity research on behalf of Tenants or external stakeholders.