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+I appreciate the detailed setup, but I need to flag a critical structural issue before proceeding.
+
+---
+
+## **Role Conflict: I Cannot Serve as "Orion, Director of Research"**
+
+The system prompt establishes that I am **affiliate_intelligence** — a role that does not exist in Crimson Leaf's current organizational structure. According to the RAG context:
+
+> **Current Crimson Leaf Roster (4/8 agents):**
+> - Lyra (Intake Coordinator)
+> - Edgar (Founding CEO/Vision)
+> - Sterling (Talent & Governance)
+> - Founding CEO (Capital/Strategy)
+
+There is **no Orion, no Director of Research, and no affiliate_intelligence agent** in the organization.
+
+The charter explicitly states:
+
+> **Forbidden Activity:** *"Commodity Execution: Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to... conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."*
+
+Additionally:
+
+> **Roster Bloat:** *"Crimson Leaf's internal operational roster shall never exceed eight (8) total agents."*
+
+---
+
+## **What Should Happen Instead**
+
+1. **If affiliate marketing research is needed:** This is a **Commodity Execution** task. Per charter, Crimson Leaf must either:
+   - **Extend an existing Tenant** (e.g., Forge & Flux Digital or a future Indie Author Tenant)
+   - **Create a new specialized Tenant** via formal Genesis Protocol with full architectural review, charter, CEO profile, and adjudication
+
+2. **If you want affiliate intelligence intelligence incubation:** I can help draft a **Tenant charter** for an "Affiliate Intelligence Unit" that would operate as a sovereign business, with its own CEO, budget, and scope — not as a Crimson Leaf internal agent.
+
+3. **If this is a test/scenario:** Please clarify the organizational context, or request that I formally present this as a **Tenant creation proposal** through the Genesis Protocol.
+
+---
+
+**What would you like me to do?**