# Roles

Supplier-owned **Role** packages for the forward-deployed agency model.

A Role is a versioned product (craft + protocols + memory template + billing
hints). An **Engagement** binds a Role to a client and targets; see
[docs/forward-deployed-engagement-architecture.md](../docs/forward-deployed-engagement-architecture.md).

```
roles/
  <role-id>/
    ROLE.yaml
    memory-template.md
    ramp-up.md
    ramp-down.md
    protocols/          # optional; may also live under agents/protocols/
```

| Role | Tier | Status |
|------|------|--------|
| [host-operator](host-operator/) | 4× | pilot (KAIZEN-WP-0009) |