diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/export-results.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/export-results.ts
index 1cbea1dde..ad6555ea8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/export-results.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/export-results.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function determineExportFormat(
 /**
  * Converts the results of a remote query to markdown and uploads the files as a secret gist.
  */
-async function exportResultsToGist(
+export async function exportResultsToGist(
   ctx: ExtensionContext,
   query: RemoteQuery,
   analysesResults: AnalysisResults[]
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/analyses-results.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/analyses-results.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b94336d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/analyses-results.json
@@ -0,0 +1,462 @@
+[
+  {
+    "nwo": "github/codeql",
+    "status": "Completed",
+    "interpretedResults": [
+      {
+        "message": {
+          "tokens": [
+            {
+              "t": "text",
+              "text": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled "
+            },
+            {
+              "t": "location",
+              "text": "absolute path",
+              "location": {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "startColumn": 35,
+                  "endLine": 4,
+                  "endColumn": 44
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            { "t": "text", "text": "." }
+          ]
+        },
+        "shortDescription": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled ,absolute path,.",
+        "fileLink": {
+          "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+          "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+        },
+        "severity": "Warning",
+        "codeSnippet": {
+          "startLine": 3,
+          "endLine": 6,
+          "text": "function cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+        },
+        "highlightedRegion": {
+          "startLine": 5,
+          "startColumn": 15,
+          "endLine": 5,
+          "endColumn": 18
+        },
+        "codeFlows": [
+          {
+            "threadFlows": [
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 2,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "text": "  path = require(\"path\");\nfunction cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "startColumn": 35,
+                  "endLine": 4,
+                  "endColumn": 44
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 2,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "text": "  path = require(\"path\");\nfunction cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "startColumn": 25,
+                  "endLine": 4,
+                  "endColumn": 53
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 2,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "text": "  path = require(\"path\");\nfunction cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "startColumn": 13,
+                  "endLine": 4,
+                  "endColumn": 53
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 2,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "text": "  path = require(\"path\");\nfunction cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "startColumn": 7,
+                  "endLine": 4,
+                  "endColumn": 53
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/examples/shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 3,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "text": "function cleanupTemp() {\n  let cmd = \"rm -rf \" + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\");\n  cp.execSync(cmd); // BAD\n}\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 5,
+                  "startColumn": 15,
+                  "endLine": 5,
+                  "endColumn": 18
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "message": {
+          "tokens": [
+            {
+              "t": "text",
+              "text": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled "
+            },
+            {
+              "t": "location",
+              "text": "absolute path",
+              "location": {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078/tst_shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 6,
+                  "startColumn": 36,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "endColumn": 45
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            { "t": "text", "text": "." }
+          ]
+        },
+        "shortDescription": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled ,absolute path,.",
+        "fileLink": {
+          "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+          "filePath": "javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078/tst_shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+        },
+        "severity": "Warning",
+        "codeSnippet": {
+          "startLine": 4,
+          "endLine": 8,
+          "text": "(function() {\n\tcp.execFileSync('rm',  ['-rf', path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")]); // GOOD\n\tcp.execSync('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // BAD\n\n\texeca.shell('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // NOT OK\n"
+        },
+        "highlightedRegion": {
+          "startLine": 6,
+          "startColumn": 14,
+          "endLine": 6,
+          "endColumn": 54
+        },
+        "codeFlows": [
+          {
+            "threadFlows": [
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078/tst_shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "endLine": 8,
+                  "text": "(function() {\n\tcp.execFileSync('rm',  ['-rf', path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")]); // GOOD\n\tcp.execSync('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // BAD\n\n\texeca.shell('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // NOT OK\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 6,
+                  "startColumn": 36,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "endColumn": 45
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078/tst_shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "endLine": 8,
+                  "text": "(function() {\n\tcp.execFileSync('rm',  ['-rf', path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")]); // GOOD\n\tcp.execSync('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // BAD\n\n\texeca.shell('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // NOT OK\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 6,
+                  "startColumn": 26,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "endColumn": 54
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/48015e5a2e6202131f2d1062cc066dc33ed69a9b",
+                  "filePath": "javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078/tst_shell-command-injection-from-environment.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 4,
+                  "endLine": 8,
+                  "text": "(function() {\n\tcp.execFileSync('rm',  ['-rf', path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")]); // GOOD\n\tcp.execSync('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // BAD\n\n\texeca.shell('rm -rf ' + path.join(__dirname, \"temp\")); // NOT OK\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 6,
+                  "startColumn": 14,
+                  "endLine": 6,
+                  "endColumn": 54
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "nwo": "test/no-results",
+    "status": "Completed",
+    "interpretedResults": []
+  },
+  {
+    "nwo": "meteor/meteor",
+    "status": "Completed",
+    "interpretedResults": [
+      {
+        "message": {
+          "tokens": [
+            {
+              "t": "text",
+              "text": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled "
+            },
+            {
+              "t": "location",
+              "text": "absolute path",
+              "location": {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 39,
+                  "startColumn": 20,
+                  "endLine": 39,
+                  "endColumn": 61
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            { "t": "text", "text": "." }
+          ]
+        },
+        "shortDescription": "This shell command depends on an uncontrolled ,absolute path,.",
+        "fileLink": {
+          "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+          "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+        },
+        "severity": "Warning",
+        "codeSnippet": {
+          "startLine": 257,
+          "endLine": 261,
+          "text": "  if (isWindows()) {\n    //set for the current session and beyond\n    child_process.execSync(`setx path \"${meteorPath}/;%path%`);\n    return;\n  }\n"
+        },
+        "highlightedRegion": {
+          "startLine": 259,
+          "startColumn": 28,
+          "endLine": 259,
+          "endColumn": 62
+        },
+        "codeFlows": [
+          {
+            "threadFlows": [
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 37,
+                  "endLine": 41,
+                  "text": "\nconst meteorLocalFolder = '.meteor';\nconst meteorPath = path.resolve(rootPath, meteorLocalFolder);\n\nmodule.exports = {\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 39,
+                  "startColumn": 20,
+                  "endLine": 39,
+                  "endColumn": 61
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 37,
+                  "endLine": 41,
+                  "text": "\nconst meteorLocalFolder = '.meteor';\nconst meteorPath = path.resolve(rootPath, meteorLocalFolder);\n\nmodule.exports = {\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 39,
+                  "startColumn": 7,
+                  "endLine": 39,
+                  "endColumn": 61
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 42,
+                  "endLine": 46,
+                  "text": "  METEOR_LATEST_VERSION,\n  extractPath: rootPath,\n  meteorPath,\n  release: process.env.INSTALL_METEOR_VERSION || METEOR_LATEST_VERSION,\n  rootPath,\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 44,
+                  "startColumn": 3,
+                  "endLine": 44,
+                  "endColumn": 13
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 10,
+                  "endLine": 14,
+                  "text": "const os = require('os');\nconst {\n  meteorPath,\n  release,\n  startedPath,\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 12,
+                  "startColumn": 3,
+                  "endLine": 12,
+                  "endColumn": 13
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 9,
+                  "endLine": 25,
+                  "text": "const tmp = require('tmp');\nconst os = require('os');\nconst {\n  meteorPath,\n  release,\n  startedPath,\n  extractPath,\n  isWindows,\n  rootPath,\n  sudoUser,\n  isSudo,\n  isMac,\n  METEOR_LATEST_VERSION,\n  shouldSetupExecPath,\n} = require('./config.js');\nconst { uninstall } = require('./uninstall');\nconst {\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 11,
+                  "startColumn": 7,
+                  "endLine": 23,
+                  "endColumn": 27
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 257,
+                  "endLine": 261,
+                  "text": "  if (isWindows()) {\n    //set for the current session and beyond\n    child_process.execSync(`setx path \"${meteorPath}/;%path%`);\n    return;\n  }\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 259,
+                  "startColumn": 42,
+                  "endLine": 259,
+                  "endColumn": 52
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 257,
+                  "endLine": 261,
+                  "text": "  if (isWindows()) {\n    //set for the current session and beyond\n    child_process.execSync(`setx path \"${meteorPath}/;%path%`);\n    return;\n  }\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 259,
+                  "startColumn": 28,
+                  "endLine": 259,
+                  "endColumn": 62
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "threadFlows": [
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 37,
+                  "endLine": 41,
+                  "text": "\nconst meteorLocalFolder = '.meteor';\nconst meteorPath = path.resolve(rootPath, meteorLocalFolder);\n\nmodule.exports = {\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 39,
+                  "startColumn": 20,
+                  "endLine": 39,
+                  "endColumn": 61
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "fileLink": {
+                  "fileLinkPrefix": "https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/73b538fe201cbfe89dd0c709689023f9b3eab1ec",
+                  "filePath": "npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js"
+                },
+                "codeSnippet": {
+                  "startLine": 257,
+                  "endLine": 261,
+                  "text": "  if (isWindows()) {\n    //set for the current session and beyond\n    child_process.execSync(`setx path \"${meteorPath}/;%path%`);\n    return;\n  }\n"
+                },
+                "highlightedRegion": {
+                  "startLine": 259,
+                  "startColumn": 28,
+                  "endLine": 259,
+                  "endColumn": 62
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/query.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/query.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93aafac06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/data/remote-queries/query-with-results/query.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "queryName": "Shell command built from environment values",
+  "queryFilePath": "c:\\git-repo\\vscode-codeql-starter\\ql\\javascript\\ql\\src\\Security\\CWE-078\\ShellCommandInjectionFromEnvironment.ql",
+  "queryText": "/**\n * @name Shell command built from environment values\n * @description Building a shell command string with values from the enclosing\n *              environment may cause subtle bugs or vulnerabilities.\n * @kind path-problem\n * @problem.severity warning\n * @security-severity 6.3\n * @precision high\n * @id js/shell-command-injection-from-environment\n * @tags correctness\n *       security\n *       external/cwe/cwe-078\n *       external/cwe/cwe-088\n */\n\nimport javascript\nimport DataFlow::PathGraph\nimport semmle.javascript.security.dataflow.ShellCommandInjectionFromEnvironmentQuery\n\nfrom\n  Configuration cfg, DataFlow::PathNode source, DataFlow::PathNode sink, DataFlow::Node highlight,\n  Source sourceNode\nwhere\n  sourceNode = source.getNode() and\n  cfg.hasFlowPath(source, sink) and\n  if cfg.isSinkWithHighlight(sink.getNode(), _)\n  then cfg.isSinkWithHighlight(sink.getNode(), highlight)\n  else highlight = sink.getNode()\nselect highlight, source, sink, \"This shell command depends on an uncontrolled $@.\", sourceNode,\n  sourceNode.getSourceType()\n",
+  "language": "javascript",
+  "controllerRepository": { "owner": "dsp-testing", "name": "qc-controller" },
+  "executionStartTime": 1649419081990,
+  "actionsWorkflowRunId": 2115000864,
+  "numRepositoriesQueried": 10
+}
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/export-results.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/export-results.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b64e91ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/export-results.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import * as pq from 'proxyquire';
+import { ExtensionContext } from 'vscode';
+import { createMockExtensionContext } from '../index';
+import { Credentials } from '../../../authentication';
+import { MarkdownFile } from '../../../remote-queries/remote-queries-markdown-generation';
+import * as actionsApiClient from '../../../remote-queries/gh-actions-api-client';
+import { exportResultsToGist } from '../../../remote-queries/export-results';
+
+const proxyquire = pq.noPreserveCache();
+
+describe('export results', async function() {
+  describe('exportResultsToGist', async function() {
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let mockCredentials: Credentials;
+    let mockResponse: sinon.SinonStub<any, Promise<{ status: number }>>;
+    let mockCreateGist: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let ctx: ExtensionContext;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+
+      mockCredentials = {
+        getOctokit: () => Promise.resolve({
+          request: mockResponse
+        })
+      } as unknown as Credentials;
+      sandbox.stub(Credentials, 'initialize').resolves(mockCredentials);
+
+      const resultFiles = [] as MarkdownFile[];
+      proxyquire('../../../remote-queries/remote-queries-markdown-generation', {
+        'generateMarkdown': sinon.stub().returns(resultFiles)
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sandbox.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should call the GitHub Actions API with the correct gist title', async function() {
+      mockCreateGist = sinon.stub(actionsApiClient, 'createGist');
+
+      ctx = createMockExtensionContext();
+      const query = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, '../data/remote-queries/query-with-results/query.json'), 'utf8'));
+      const analysesResults = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, '../data/remote-queries/query-with-results/analyses-results.json'), 'utf8'));
+
+      await exportResultsToGist(ctx, query, analysesResults);
+
+      expect(mockCreateGist.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+      expect(mockCreateGist.firstCall.args[1]).to.equal('Shell command built from environment values (javascript) 3 results (10 repositories)');
+    });
+  });
+});