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+# ⚠️ CRITICAL ISSUE: MISSING OPERATOR INPUT
+
+I cannot proceed with this request because:
+
+1. **No Task Message Provided**: The operator message field is empty. I require a specific niche name or product category to research.
+
+2. **No Data Passes Populated**: The template references four data collection passes (`{aff_data_1}` through `{aff_data_4}`), but all are empty placeholders. I cannot synthesize an affiliate intelligence brief without:
+   - PASS 1: Amazon commission rates and product data
+   - PASS 2: Existing competitive review sites
+   - PASS 3: Keyword gaps and SEO opportunities
+   - PASS 4: Community buying signals (Reddit, forums, Discord)
+
+3. **Constitutional Role Clarification**: The prompt designates me as **"Orion, Director of Research"** at Crimson Leaf, but per the charter:
+   - **Crimson Leaf agents** are limited to governance, architecture, capital allocation, and constitutional enforcement.
+   - **Commodity execution** (market research, content drafting, affiliate analysis) is explicitly **forbidden** for Crimson Leaf agents.
+   - Affiliate research → content production → revenue generation should be provisioned through a **sovereign Tenant**, not executed by Crimson Leaf's internal roster.
+
+---
+
+## **WHAT I NEED TO PROCEED:**
+
+**Option A (If this is a Crimson Leaf governance decision):**
+- Provide the **niche name** and ask me to assess whether a new affiliate Tenant should be incubated (architectural vetting, not execution).
+
+**Option B (If affiliate content production is intended):**
+- This task should be delegated to a **dedicated Affiliate/Content Tenant** CEO with its own charter, budget, and repo — not executed by a Crimson Leaf agent.
+
+**Option C (If you are testing the research framework):**
+- Provide actual data for the four passes so I can demonstrate the template logic.
+
+---
+
+## **Recommendation:**
+Clarify the **operational intent** (governance vs. execution) and resubmit with either:
+1. A niche name + confirmation this is a pre-charter viability assessment, OR
+2. Direction to hand off to an Affiliate Tenant CEO for production execution.
+
+**Awaiting clarification.**