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+# ⚠️ ROLE ERROR: AFFILIATE_INTELLIGENCE AGENT NOT FOUND
+
+---
+
+## Status
+**Agent Request Failed**
+
+```
+agent_role:     affiliate_intelligence
+requested_by:   operator (message context)
+company:        crimson_leaf
+lookup_result:  ❌ NO MATCH
+```
+
+---
+
+## Issue
+
+The **affiliate_intelligence** agent does not exist in Crimson Leaf Holdings' current roster.
+
+**Current Roster (4/8 agents):**
+- **Lyra** – Intake Coordinator
+- **Edgar** – Founding CEO / Operational Architect
+- **Sterling** – Director of Talent & Governance
+- **[Founding CEO role]** – Genesis Fund Guardian
+
+**Missing:**
+- Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) – _would own affiliate market research, opportunity vetting, and competitive landscape analysis_
+- Director of Research / Affiliate Analytics – _would produce affiliate opportunity briefs_
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+### Option 1: Hire the Missing Agent
+**Recommendation:** Create a **Chief Intelligence Officer** agent to own affiliate opportunity research, portfolio intelligence, and Tenant vetting workflows.
+
+**Why:** The affiliate brief template you've provided is a sophisticated *research-to-decision* workflow. It requires:
+- Real-time data synthesis across multiple sources (Amazon Associates, SEO tools, competitor sites)
+- Structured opportunity scoring and financial modeling
+- Portfolio fit assessment against Crimson Leaf's charter and existing Tenants
+
+This function belongs in Crimson Leaf's governance layer, not delegated to a commodity content Tenant.
+
+**Authority Required:**
+- `audit_opportunity` – gate affiliate/incubation proposals
+- `research_niche` – produce structured intelligence briefs
+- `assess_portfolio_fit` – check for constitutional compliance and overlap
+
+Would you like me to draft a **Chief Intelligence Officer** agent profile (`agent.yml`, `identity.md`, `system.md`) to operationalize affiliate research within Crimson Leaf?
+
+---
+
+### Option 2: Clarify Intent
+- **Is this brief meant for a future Affiliate Tenant CEO?** (If so, we hire the tenant CEO first, *then* they produce affiliate research)
+- **Are you asking Crimson Leaf to scout affiliate niches directly?** (If so, we need a CIO agent on staff)
+
+**Please confirm:**
+1. Who should own this research workflow?
+2. Should the brief feed into Tenant incubation decisions, or serve as standalone market intelligence?
+
+---
+
+**Status:** ⏸️ **AWAITING CLARIFICATION** – Ready to proceed once agent role is clarified or CIO is hired.