Document Type: Canon
Status: Canon
Version: v1.0
Authority: HeadOffice
Applies To: Research Brain Affiliate Brain
Parent: Governance
Last Reviewed: 2026-03-31
1. Purpose
The Research Brain Affiliate Handoff Protocol defines how intelligence originating in Research Brain becomes visible to Affiliate Brain for opportunity evaluation.
This protocol ensures:
• research insights are not lost
• opportunity signals are traceable
• Affiliate Brain decisions are evidence-informed
• Research Brain does not directly select offers
• Affiliate Brain does not operate without intelligence context
Research Brain informs.
Affiliate Brain evaluates.
2. Authority Boundary
Research Brain DOES:
• identify signals
• identify emerging opportunity conditions
• identify customer problems
• identify mechanism patterns
• identify market demand signals
• identify competitive pressure signals
• identify structural changes in traffic or platforms
Research Brain DOES NOT:
• approve offers
• allocate capital
• define test budgets
• create experiments
• create ads
• override Affiliate Brain decisions
Affiliate Brain retains decision authority regarding opportunity progression.
3. Handoff Trigger Conditions
Research Brain may initiate a handoff when one or more of the following are observed:
• emerging demand signal
• repeated problem pattern
• mechanism pattern observed across multiple sources
• strong customer pain indicator
• rising search trend
• observable competitor momentum
• structural change in traffic environment
• high Market Pressure Index
• research insight indicating potential monetisation opportunity
Handoffs may originate from:
Research Signal Logs
Market Pressure Index updates
Customer insight clustering
course intelligence extraction
newsletter intelligence extraction
competitor observation
prior experiment learning
4. Handoff Output Structure
Each handoff must produce a structured intelligence summary.
Required fields:
Handoff ID
Date
Origin Brain
Research Brain
Destination Brain
Affiliate Brain
Signal Type
Demand
Mechanism
Problem
Trend
Competitive
Structural
Customer Insight
Opportunity Name (if known)
Market / Niche
Research Summary
Short structured explanation of the observed signal.
Evidence Type
Tier 1 Experimental
Tier 2 Observational
Tier 3 Analytical
Tier 4 Unverified
Evidence Sources
reference links or source names
Confidence Level
Low
Moderate
High
Market Pressure Context
if applicable
Recommended Affiliate Action
Monitor only
Queue for evaluation
Investigate mechanism further
Possible offer opportunity
Status
Open
Reviewed
Accepted by Affiliate Brain
Rejected by Affiliate Brain
Returned for additional research
5. Affiliate Brain Intake Behaviour
Upon receiving a Research Brain handoff, Affiliate Brain may:
add item to Opportunity Queue
create Offer Intelligence page
request additional research
place signal in monitoring state
reject signal as non-actionable
return request to Research Brain for clarification
Affiliate Brain is not required to act on every Research handoff.
Affiliate Brain retains evaluation authority.
6. Traceability Requirement
Each Research → Affiliate handoff must remain traceable.
The handoff ID may later appear in:
Opportunity Queue records
Offer Intelligence pages
Experiment Registry records
Testing Intelligence Log entries
This allows signal lineage to be tracked across the system.
7. Governance Rule
Research Brain may generate intelligence signals.
Affiliate Brain determines opportunity relevance.
Neither Brain may override the other’s authority domain.
Research Brain provides context.
Affiliate Brain provides evaluation.
HeadOffice retains final governance authority.
8. Relationship to Other Systems
Related Pages:
Research Brain Research Signal Logging Structure
Research Brain Evidence Hierarchy
Research Brain Market Pressure Index
Affiliate Brain Opportunity Queue
Affiliate Brain Offer Intelligence Standard
Affiliate Brain Velocity Decision Engine
Experimentation Brain Experiment Registry System
9. Future Expansion
This protocol provides the template for future Brain connectors:
Affiliate Brain → Finance Brain
Finance Brain → Experimentation Brain
Experimentation Brain → Ads Brain
Additional automation layers may later reference:
Handoff ID
Offer ID
Experiment ID
Signal ID
to allow cross-Brain traceability.
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