diff --git a/docs/superpowers/evidence/i3blocks-tutor-minutes-2026-10-12.json b/docs/superpowers/evidence/i3blocks-tutor-minutes-2026-10-12.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f0ce9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/evidence/i3blocks-tutor-minutes-2026-10-12.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "intent": "The i3 tutor block shows today's credited tutor minutes against the 60-minute daily cap; it used to count ledger rows against 4 and hid after 4 credited minutes since earned_time 0.8.0 made each row a minute count.",
+  "scope": [
+    "linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh, linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh",
+    "Non-goal: no HMAC check (earned_time stays the authority)"
+  ],
+  "changes": [
+    "Sum detail.minutes of today's credit rows (legacy rows without it count 15, as earned_time does); TARGET 4 -> 60",
+    "Test fixture takes day:kind[:minutes]; new cases for summing, legacy rows and the 60/60 hidden state"
+  ],
+  "verification": [
+    {
+      "command": "bash linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "tutor block: all checks passed"
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "bash linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "⚙ tutor 0/60 on the live ledger; same jq on 2026-10-11 gives 60, matching earned_time's 60 units that day"
+    }
+  ],
+  "risks": [
+    "A ledger row with non-numeric minutes would make jq fail and show the orange 'ledger unreadable' state"
+  ],
+  "rollback": [
+    "git revert the commit; the block goes back to counting rows / 4"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh b/linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh
index 5178ad3b..e87a7c3a 100755
--- a/linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh
+++ b/linux_configuration/i3blocks/tutor.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # ============================================================================
-# Tutor status for i3blocks: today's credited 15-minute blocks.
+# Tutor status for i3blocks: today's credited tutor minutes.
 #
 # A click runs ~/src/tutor/run.sh, which starts the tutor if it is down and
-# opens it in the browser -- nobody has to remember the port. Hidden once all
-# four blocks are in: nothing left to earn, nothing to click.
+# opens it in the browser -- nobody has to remember the port. Hidden once the
+# daily cap is in: nothing left to earn, nothing to click.
 #
-# Counts the tutor ledger's credit rows dated today. It does not check their
+# Sums detail.minutes of the ledger's credit rows dated today (legacy rows
+# without it count 15, as earned_time does). It does not check their
 # HMAC (that needs the key and Python); earned_time does, so this is a
 # display, never the authority on what was paid.
 # ============================================================================
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 readonly LEDGER="${TUTOR_LEDGER:-$HOME/.local/share/tutor/ledger.json}"
 # i3blocks' PATH has no ~/src: absolute path.
 readonly RUN="${TUTOR_RUN:-$HOME/src/tutor/run.sh}"
-readonly TARGET=4
+readonly TARGET=60 # earned_time daily cap, minutes
 
 readonly YELLOW='#F1FA8C'
 readonly ORANGE='#FFB86C'
@@ -37,19 +38,19 @@ if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 printf -v today '%(%Y-%m-%d)T' -1
-done_blocks=0
-# No ledger yet is a real zero: the tutor creates it on the first block.
+done_minutes=0
+# No ledger yet is a real zero: the tutor creates it on the first credit.
 if [[ -e $LEDGER ]]; then
-	if ! done_blocks=$(jq --arg d "$today" \
-		'[.entries[] | select(.kind == "credit" and .day == $d)] | length' \
+	if ! done_minutes=$(jq --arg d "$today" \
+		'[.entries[] | select(.kind == "credit" and .day == $d) | (.detail.minutes // 15)] | add // 0 | floor' \
 		"$LEDGER" 2>/dev/null); then
 		emit '⚙ tutor: ledger unreadable' '⚙ ?' "$ORANGE"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 fi
 
-if ((done_blocks >= TARGET)); then
+if ((done_minutes >= TARGET)); then
 	emit '' '' "$YELLOW"
 	exit 0
 fi
-emit "⚙ tutor ${done_blocks}/${TARGET}" "⚙ ${done_blocks}/${TARGET}" "$YELLOW"
+emit "⚙ tutor ${done_minutes}/${TARGET}" "⚙ ${done_minutes}/${TARGET}" "$YELLOW"
diff --git a/linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh b/linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh
index 666f7acf..8bc18b74 100755
--- a/linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh
+++ b/linux_configuration/tests/test_i3blocks_tutor.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Behaviour tests for the i3blocks tutor block: today's credit
-# count, the hidden 4/4 state, the unreadable-ledger warning and the click.
+# Behaviour tests for the i3blocks tutor block: today's credited
+# minutes, the hidden 60/60 state, the unreadable-ledger warning and the click.
 # The ledger is a fixture and run.sh is a stub, so nothing reads the real
 # ledger and no tutor or browser is ever started.
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ LEDGER="$TMP_DIR/ledger.json"
 TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 YESTERDAY=$(date -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d)
 
-# ledger <day:kind>...  (writes {"entries":[...]})
+# ledger <day:kind[:minutes]>...  (writes {"entries":[...]}; no minutes = legacy row)
 ledger() {
 	local rows=()
 	local spec
 	for spec in "$@"; do
-		rows+=("$(jq -n --arg day "${spec%%:*}" --arg kind "${spec##*:}" \
-			'{day: $day, kind: $kind}')")
+		local day kind minutes
+		IFS=: read -r day kind minutes <<<"$spec"
+		rows+=("$(jq -n --arg day "$day" --arg kind "$kind" --arg m "$minutes" \
+			'{day: $day, kind: $kind} + (if $m == "" then {} else {detail: {minutes: ($m | tonumber)}} end)')")
 	done
 	printf '%s\n' "${rows[@]}" | jq -s '{entries: .}' >"$LEDGER"
 }
@@ -69,22 +71,25 @@ printf 'Checking tutor block states...\n'
 
 rm -f "$LEDGER"
 out=$(run_block)
-assert_eq '⚙ tutor 0/4' "$(line 1 "$out")" 'no ledger is 0/4'
-assert_eq '⚙ 0/4' "$(line 2 "$out")" 'no ledger short text'
+assert_eq '⚙ tutor 0/60' "$(line 1 "$out")" 'no ledger is 0/60'
+assert_eq '⚙ 0/60' "$(line 2 "$out")" 'no ledger short text'
 assert_eq '#F1FA8C' "$(line 3 "$out")" 'progress is yellow'
 
-ledger "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:credit" "$YESTERDAY:credit"
+ledger "$TODAY:credit:3" "$TODAY:credit:1" "$YESTERDAY:credit:50"
 out=$(run_block)
-assert_eq '⚙ tutor 2/4' "$(line 1 "$out")" 'counts only today'
-assert_eq '⚙ 2/4' "$(line 2 "$out")" 'short text'
+assert_eq '⚙ tutor 4/60' "$(line 1 "$out")" 'sums only today'
+assert_eq '⚙ 4/60' "$(line 2 "$out")" 'short text'
 
-ledger "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:debit"
-assert_eq '⚙ tutor 1/4' "$(line 1 "$(run_block)")" 'only credit rows count'
+ledger "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:credit:2"
+assert_eq '⚙ tutor 17/60' "$(line 1 "$(run_block)")" 'legacy row counts 15'
 
-ledger "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:credit" "$TODAY:credit"
+ledger "$TODAY:credit:5" "$TODAY:debit:9"
+assert_eq '⚙ tutor 5/60' "$(line 1 "$(run_block)")" 'only credit rows count'
+
+ledger "$TODAY:credit:59" "$TODAY:credit:1"
 out=$(run_block)
-assert_eq '' "$(line 1 "$out")" '4/4 hides the block'
-assert_eq '' "$(line 2 "$out")" '4/4 short text hidden'
+assert_eq '' "$(line 1 "$out")" '60/60 hides the block'
+assert_eq '' "$(line 2 "$out")" '60/60 short text hidden'
 
 printf 'Checking failure states are never blank or green...\n'