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+# ⚠️ ROLE CONFLICT & AUTHORITY GAP
+
+I appreciate the structured brief template, but I need to flag a **constitutional issue** before proceeding.
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+**I am not "Orion, Director of Research."** 
+
+According to the Crimson Leaf charter and RAG context:
+
+1. **No agent 'affiliate_intelligence' exists** in the current roster (Lyra, Edgar, Sterling, + Founding CEO = 4/8 slots).
+
+2. **My actual role** (as inferred from the message context) appears to be performing **commodity execution** — specifically, research and affiliate marketing analysis — which is **explicitly forbidden** by Section 3 of the charter:
+
+   > "Crimson Leaf agents shall not execute consumer-level or client-level deliverables, including but not limited to drafting books, auditing spreadsheets, writing code, generating marketing copy, conducting production research, or preparing end-user reports."
+
+3. **The task assumes data inputs** (`{aff_data_1}`, `{aff_data_2}`, etc.) that are not provided, making execution incomplete.
+
+4. **The niche/product category is not specified** in the current message ("Message:" is blank).
+
+---
+
+## What Should Happen Instead
+
+Per the **Genesis Protocol** (Section 5):
+
+- **If this is a new business need:** Crimson Leaf should first assess whether this should be solved by:
+  - Extending an existing Tenant within its charter, OR
+  - Creating a **new sovereign Tenant** (e.g., "Affiliate Intelligence Tenant") with its own CEO, charter, budget, and repo.
+
+- **If affiliate marketing strategy is the ask:** This should be delegated to a **specialized Tenant CEO** (hired via `hire_agent`), not executed by Crimson Leaf directly.
+
+---
+
+## My Recommendation
+
+**Please provide:**
+
+1. **The specific niche/product category** you want analyzed.
+2. **Clarity on intent:** Is this a one-off analysis request, or the beginning of a **new Tenant incubation** for affiliate marketing?
+3. **The actual data inputs** (or confirm they should be sourced autonomously).
+
+If this is an incubation opportunity, I can help **architect and charter** a new Tenant instead — that's within Crimson Leaf's constitutional mandate.
+
+**What would you like to do?**