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+# ⚠️ ROLE CONFLICT & MISSING CONTEXT
+
+I appreciate the detailed brief template, but I need to flag a critical structural issue before proceeding.
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+**I am not "Orion, Director of Research at Crimson Leaf Holdings."**
+
+According to the charter and RAG context:
+- **Crimson Leaf's internal roster is capped at 8 agents** (currently: Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, + Founding CEO = 4/8)
+- **No agent named "Orion" or with role "affiliate_intelligence" exists** in the organization
+- **The message contains no task description** — just template scaffolding with placeholder variables (`{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, etc.)
+
+---
+
+## What I Need to Proceed
+
+### Option A: Task Specification
+Please provide:
+1. **The niche name/category** (e.g., "specialty tea kettles," "memoir writing guides," etc.)
+2. **The market intelligence question** — Are we evaluating this niche for:
+   - A new Tenant incubation?
+   - A portfolio market scan?
+   - An affiliate opportunity assessment for an existing Tenant?
+
+### Option B: Agent Role Clarification
+If "affiliate_intelligence" is intended as a **new Tenant** for Crimson Leaf:
+- This would require a **Genesis Protocol execution** (charter drafting, CEO recruitment, capital allocation, adjudication)
+- It would **not** be an internal Crimson Leaf agent — it would be a sovereign black-box Tenant
+
+### Option C: Operator Delegation
+If you are **David** (operator) requesting this brief:
+- Clarify which niche/category to analyze
+- Confirm whether this feeds into a **new Tenant proposal** or **portfolio research**
+
+---
+
+## Next Step
+
+**Please resend with:**
+- [ ] Specific niche name
+- [ ] Raw data (or sources for me to fetch): bestseller products, competitor sites, keyword intent signals
+- [ ] Intended use of the brief
+
+I'm ready to execute the analysis once the task is fully specified. ✓