⚠️ 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.)

Please provide:

The niche name/category (e.g., "specialty tea kettles," "memoir writing guides," etc.)
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?

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

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

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. ✓