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+# ⚠️ ERROR: ROLE MISMATCH & MISSING CONTEXT
+
+---
+
+## Issue Detected
+
+You have invoked me as **Orion, Director of Research** under the chair **affiliate_intelligence**, but:
+
+1. **No such agent exists** in Crimson Leaf Holdings' current roster
+2. **No niche task message was provided** — the `[THINKING HINT]` references a task, but no actual niche name or affiliate opportunity appears in your message
+3. **No data passes supplied** — `{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, `{aff_data_3}`, `{aff_data_4}` are placeholders, not actual research
+
+---
+
+## What I Need to Proceed
+
+If you intend to launch an **Affiliate Intelligence Tenant** or activate a research role, please provide:
+
+### Option A: Request Genesis Incubation
+If you want Crimson Leaf to **create** an affiliate intelligence capability:
+- [ ] Confirm the business thesis (niche research? affiliate site operations? both?)
+- [ ] Clarify whether this should be a **Tenant** (sovereign incubation) or an **internal agent** (Crimson Leaf governance role)
+- [ ] Reference the charter constraints in the RAG context
+
+### Option B: Provide the Actual Niche Task
+If you have a **specific niche** to research:
+- [ ] State the niche clearly (e.g., "espresso machine reviews," "meditation cushions")
+- [ ] Supply or reference the four data passes (Amazon product data, competitive sites, keywords, community signals)
+- [ ] Confirm the output format (brief as templated above, or something else?)
+
+---
+
+## Governance Reminder
+
+Per the **Master Corporate Charter**:
+
+> Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to... generating marketing copy, conducting production research...
+
+**If this is a production affiliate site request**, the proper path is:
+
+1. **Architectural vetting** → Is this a Tenant or a tool extension?
+2. **Genesis Protocol** → If Tenant, draft charter, recruit CEO, allocate seed capital
+3. **Delegation** → The new Tenant's CEO executes content; Crimson Leaf does not
+
+---
+
+## Next Step
+
+**Reply with:**
+- The specific niche or task, OR
+- Confirmation that you want to charter an Affiliate Intelligence Tenant (which triggers full Genesis Protocol)
+
+I'm ready to proceed once context is complete.